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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

`W_(1) lt W_(2)`

C

`W_(1) gt W_(2)`

D

`W_(1) != W_(2)`

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