When a shell was following a parabolic path in the air, it explodes somewhere

any direction

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vertical direction

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same parabolic path

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horizontal direction

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Solution

The correct option is C
same parabolic path

The total external force (force of gravity) acting on the shell is same before and after the explosion. Therefore the centre of mass of the fragments under the influence of the external force follows the same parabolic path.

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