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A body is suspended from a spring balance kept in a satellite the reading of the balance is `W_(1)` when the satellite goes in an orbit of radius R and is `W_(2)` when it goes in an orbit of radius 2R

A

`W_1=W_2`

B

`1/2mgR`

C

`mgR`

D

`W_1!=W_2`

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