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Give the location of the centre of mass of a (i) sphere, (ii) cylinder, (iii) ring, and (iv) cube, each of uniform mass density. Does the centre of mass of a body necessarily lie inside the body ?

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The geometrical centre of each. No, the CM may lie outside the body, as in case of a ring, a hollow sphere, a hollow cylinder, a hollow cube etc.
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