Two identical heavy spheres are separated by a distance 10 times their radius. Will an object placed at the midpoint of the line joining their centres be in stable equilibrium or unstable equilibrium? Give reason for your answer.

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This is a  Short Answer Type Questions as classified in NCERT Exemplar

Explanation- Let M be the mass and R be the radius of sphere . an object of mass m be placed at the mid point P of the line joining their centres

Force F1=F2=GMm/ (5R)2

If we displace it through x distance

New force towards sphere A,

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