In this question, a statement of assertion
is followed by a statement of reason
. Mark the correct choice as:
Assertion: Two bodies
and
are attracted towards each other due to gravitation. If
is much heavier than
then the centre of mass of the bodies remains in changed.
Reason: The center of mass depends upon mass distribution of a body or a system of bodies.
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: The two bodies will move towards their common center of mass. But the location of the
center of the mass will remain unchanged. Therefore, the center of mass will remain at rest with respect to
as well as
.
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