A particle of mass $M$ is at a distance $'a'$ from surface of a thin spherical shell of uniform equal mass and having radius $a$
A particle of mass $M$ is at a distance $'a'$ from surface of a thin spherical shell of uniform equal mass and having radius $a$
- A
Gravitational field & potential both are zero at centre of the shell
- B
Gravitational field is zero not only inside the shell but at a point outside the shell also
- C
Inside the shell, gravitational field alone is zero
- D
Neither gravitational field nor gravitational potential is zero inside the shell
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