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Stability and centre of mass - class-X
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The reduce mass of two particles having masses m and 2 m is
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$\dfrac {2 m}{3}$
💡 Explanation:
Given,
$m _1=m$
$m _2=2m$
The reduced mass of two particle system is given by
$\mu=\dfrac{m _1m _2}{m _1+m _2}$
$\mu=\dfrac{m\times 2m}{m+2m}$
$\mu=\dfrac{2m}{3}$
The correct option is C.