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If the radius of a planet doubles while its mass stays the same, g at its surface becomes:

Aone-fourth
Bdoubled
Cunchanged
Done-half
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. one-fourth
g ∝ 1/R²; doubling R divides g by 4.
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