A Very Small Round Ball Is Located near a Large

question 29

Multiple Choice

A very small round ball is located near a large solid sphere of uniform density.The force that the large sphere exerts on the ball

• A) is exactly the same as it would be if all the mass of the sphere were concentrated at the center of the sphere.
• B) is approximately the same as it would be if all the mass of the sphere were concentrated at the center of the sphere.
• C) is independent of the mass of the ball.
• D) is independent of the mass of the sphere.
• E) can only be calculated using calculus.

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