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Question: Two spheres each of mass M and radius R are separated by a distance of r. The gravitational potentia...

Two spheres each of mass M and radius R are separated by a distance of r. The gravitational potential at the midpoint of the line joining the centre of the spheres is

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Let P is the midpoint of the line joining the centres of the spheres.

The gravitational potential at point P is