The acceleration due to gravity on earth depends upon the

Mass of the body

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Mass of the earth

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Shape and size of the body

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Volume of the body

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Solution

The correct option is B Mass of the earth
Expression for the acceleration due to gravity = $\frac{G \times (m a s s o f e a r t h)}{(r a d i u s)^{2}}$
So here we can see that ‘g’ only depends upon the radius and mass of the earth, not the mass or shape or the volume of the body.

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