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Two identical blocks are connected by a light spring. The combination is suspended at rest from a string attached to the ceiling, as shown in the figure-2.190 below. The string breaks suddenly. Immediately after the string breaks:

A

Acceleration of both the blocks would be g downward

B

Acceleration of centre of mass of the combined block system would be g downward

C

Acceleration of upper block would be 2g downward

D

Acceleration of lower block would be g upward.

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