A spherical shell of inner diameter R and outer diameter 3R has a uniform density ?. What is the magnitude of the gravitational acceleration a distance 2R from the center of the spherical shell?

A)

15?G?R/7

B)

32?G?R/5

C)

25?G?R/12

D)

7?G?R/6

E)

7?G?R/3


E

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