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The self gravitational potential energy of a spherical shell of mass $M$ and radius $R$ is
A
$ - \frac{{G{M^2}}}{R}$
B
$ - \frac{{G{M^2}}}{2R}$
C
$ - \frac{3}{5}\,\frac{{G{M^2}}}{R}$
D
$ - \frac{{G{M^2}}}{{4R}}$
Solution
$\mathrm{PE}=\int \mathrm{Vdm}=-\int_{0}^{\mathrm{R}} \frac{\mathrm{GM}}{\mathrm{r}} \mathrm{dm}=-\frac{\mathrm{GM}^{2}}{2 \mathrm{R}}$
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