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A thin spherical shell of total mass `M` and radius `R` is held fixed. There is a small hole in the shell. A mass `m` is released from rest a distance `R` from the hole along a line that passes through the hole and also through the centre of the shell. This mass subsequently moves under the gravitational force of the shell. How long does the mass take to travel from the hole to the point diametrically opposite.

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The correct Answer is:
`2sqrt((R^(3))/(GM))`

Speed at surafce `v=("let")`
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`-(GMm)/(2R)+0=(-GMm)/(R)+(1)/(2)mv^(2)`
`v=sqrt((GM)/(R))` …(i)
Inside the shell `g=0`
`thereforet=("distance")/("speed")=(2R)/(v)=2sqrt((R^(3))/(GM))`
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