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NEET UG PHYSICS MCQ: SYSTEM OF PARTICLES

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2 bodies of different masses of 2 kg and 4 kg are moving with velocities 20 m/s and 10 m/s towards each other due to mutual gravitational attraction. What is the velocity of their centre of mass

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Correct option: D

Zero

Option D (Zero) is correct because, in the absence of external forces, the velocity of the center of mass remains constant. Since the bodies were initially moving towards each other due to mutual gravitational attraction, the initial momentum of the system is zero, and thus the velocity of the center of mass is zero.

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