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Variation of Weight

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Question

If hypothetically, an object reaches to the center of the Earth, its weight ____________.

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will become infinite

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will become zero

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will remain same as on the surface

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cannot be measured

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Solution

The correct option is B will become zero
The mass of earth attracts the object at center of earth in all directions equally. So, net force on the object due to gravity is zero. Hence, the weight of an object at the center of the Earth is zero.

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