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Calculate the gravitational potential energy of sun.
Asked by Topperlearning User | 04 Jun, 2014, 01:23: PM
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Lets consider sun as a solid sphere of radius R , mass M and uniform density

Considering it to be made of various concentric shells, then one shell of radius r and thickness dr has mass,

Answered by | 04 Jun, 2014, 03:23: PM

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