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If a smooth tunnel is dug across a diameter of earth and a particle is released from the surface of earth, the particle oscillate simple harmonically along it
Maximum speed of the particle is

A

`sqrt((2GM)/(R ))`

B

`sqrt((GM)/(R ))`

C

`sqrt((3GM)/(2R ))`

D

`sqrt((GM)/(2R ))`

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