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A Spherical Shell Has Inner Radius R1, Outer Radius R2

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A spherical shell has inner radius R1, outer radius R2, and mass M, distributed uniformly throughout the shell.The magnitude of the gravitational force exerted on the shell by a point mass particle of m a distance d from the center, outside the outer radius, is:


A) 0
B) A spherical shell has inner radius R<sub>1</sub>, outer radius R<sub>2</sub>, and mass M, distributed uniformly throughout the shell.The magnitude of the gravitational force exerted on the shell by a point mass particle of m a distance d from the center, outside the outer radius, is: A) 0 B)    C) GMm/d<sup>2</sup> D)    E) GMm/(R<sub>1</sub> - d) <sup>2</sup>
C) GMm/d2
D) A spherical shell has inner radius R<sub>1</sub>, outer radius R<sub>2</sub>, and mass M, distributed uniformly throughout the shell.The magnitude of the gravitational force exerted on the shell by a point mass particle of m a distance d from the center, outside the outer radius, is: A) 0 B)    C) GMm/d<sup>2</sup> D)    E) GMm/(R<sub>1</sub> - d) <sup>2</sup>
E) GMm/(R1 - d) 2

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