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The gravitational potential of two homogeneous spherical shells A and B (separated by large distance ) of same surface mass density at their respective centers are in the ratio `3 : 4` . If the two shells coalesce into single one such that surface mass density remains same , then the ratio of potential at an internal point of the new shell A is equal to

A

`3:2`

B

`4:3`

C

`5:3`

D

`5:6`

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