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Q.If the mass and radius of the Earth are both doubled, then the acceleration due to gravity g :

(a) 2g
(b) remains same
(c) 4g
(d) g/2
Tamil Nadu DgeTamil Nadu HSC First Year (DGE) Board 2022MCQ· 1mImportance★★★★★
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Acceleration due to gravity at the surface is g = GM/R². Doubling M doubles the numerator, but doubling R makes the denominator R² four times larger — the R² effect dominates, so g is halved overall.

Original: g = GM / R²

New mass M' = 2M, new radius R' = 2R.

New acceleration due to gravity:

g' = GM' / R'² = G(2M) / (2R)² = 2GM / (4R²) = (1/2) × (GM/R²) = g/2

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