Why is centre of mass of a body often called its centre of gravity?
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The torque due to gravity on a body acts as if its entire mass were concentrated at its centre of mass. That is why centre of mass of a body is often called its centre of gravity.
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Quora The center of mass of the human body depends on the gender and the position of the limbs. ... In every object, there is a unique point that is known as Centre of mass (CM). The object's mass is distributed equally in all the direction. In other words, mass is balanced at the CM of the body.
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By selecting the center of gravity as the reference point for a rigid body, the gravity forces will not cause the body to rotate, which means the weight of the body can be considered to be concentrated at the center of mass.
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