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The value of .g. at a particular point on the surface of the earth is 9.8 `ms^(2)`. Suppose the earth suddenly shrinks uniformly to half its present size without losing any mass, the value of g at the same point will now be (assuming that the distance of the point from the centre of the earth does not change )

A

`4.9ms^(-2)`

B

`3.1ms^(-2)`

C

`9.8ms^(-2)`

D

`19.6ms^(-2)`

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