Half-way to the center of a completely hollow planet with a thin uniform shell, your weight would be
A)one-quarter of your weight on the surface.
B)one-half of your weight on the surface.
C)three-quarters of your weight on the surface.
D)the same as at the surface.
E)zero.

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Inside a hollow sphere, the gravitational forces exerted by the shell cancel out at any point within the shell due to symmetry, resulting in zero net gravitational force and thus zero weight.

Half-Way to the Center of a Completely Hollow Planet with a Thin