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Q. The force of attraction due to a hollow spherical shell of mass $M$, radius $R$ and uniform density, on a point mass $m$ situated inside it isPhysics Question Image

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Net resultant force at point $P$ inside a hollow spherical shell will be zero because the attractive forces due to various parts of the shell cancel out each other.
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i.e. $\mid F _{P} \text { (net) } \mid=$ zero