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A shell in air explodes into n equal fragments, k of the fragments reach the ground earlier than the other fragments. The acceleration of their centre of mass subsequently will be

A

`g`

B

`(n-k)g`

C

`((n-k)g)/(k)`

D

`((n-k))/(n)g`

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