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A spherical hole is made in a solid sphere of radius R. The mass of the sphere before hollowing was M. The gravitational field at the centre of the hole due to the remaining mass is -

A

zero

B

`(GM)/(8R^(2))`

C

`(GM)/(2R^(2))`

D

`(GM)/(R^(2))`

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C
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