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Which one of the following statements is true ?

A

the center of mass of an object must lie within the object

B

all the mass of an object is actually concentrated at its center of mass

C

the center of mass of an object cannot move if there is zero net force on the object

D

None of the above

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D

If `vecF_("net") = 0 implies veca_(cm) = 0` but `vecv` may be non zero.
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