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Consider the folllowing graph of potential energy `(U)` vs position `(x)` for a particle travelling along `x-`axis. No other contact force exists, as shown in figure.

which of the following graph represents teh force corresponding to the given potential ?

A

B

C

D

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A
`F_(x)=-(dU)/(dx)`
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