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A shell following a parabolic path explodes somewhere in its flight. The centre of mass of fragements will move in

A

vertical direction

B

any direction

C

horizontal direction

D

same parabolic path

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The correct Answer is:
D
The centre of mass of fragments will continue to move in same parabolic path, as explosion is due to internal forces only.
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