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A hollow steel ball has a vacuum inside. Its centre of mass sits at the:

ALowest point
BGeometric centre
COuter surface
DHighest point
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Geometric centre
1. The mass is spread evenly around the centre. 2. Symmetry places the average at the middle. 3. So it sits at the geometric centre. _Source: OpenStax University Physics Volume 1, Chapter 9, Linear Momentum and Collisions._
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