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Which one of the following plots represents the variation of the gravitational field on a particle with distance `r` due to a thin spherical shell of raduis `R`? (`r` is measured from the centre of the spherical shell).

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g=F=0 inside
`g=F=(GM)/(r^2)`, outside
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