If the radius of earth were to increase by 1%, its mass remaining the same, the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth wiil (a) increase by 1 % (b) decrease by 2 % (c) decrease by 1 % (d) increase by 2 %.

If the radius of earth were to increase by 1%, its mass remaining the same, the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth wiil (a) increase by 1 % (b) decrease by 2 % (c) decrease by 1 % (d) increase by 2 %.

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If the radius of earth were to increase by 1%, its
mass remaining the same, the acceleration due to
gravity on the surface of earth will
(a) increase by 1 %
(c) decrease by 1 %
(b) decrease bу 2 %
(d) increase by 2 %.

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