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The centre of mass of an extended body on the surface of the earth and its centre of gravity

A

are always at the same point for any size of the body

B

are always at the same point only for spherical bodies

C

can never be at the same point

D

is close to each other for objects, say of size less than 100 m

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D
For small objects, say of size less than 100 m centre of mass is very close with the centre of gravity of the body. But when the size of object increase, its weight change and its CM and CG become far from each other.
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