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  4. The gravitational potential due to a hollow sphere (mass M, radius R) varies with distance r from centre as

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Q. The gravitational potential due to a hollow sphere (mass M, radius R) varies with distance r from centre as

Gravitation

Solution:

vg=−GMR
for r≤R and vg=−GMr,
for r>R, and
so option (b) is correct.