The mass of the Earth is $81$ times the mass of the Moon and the distance between their centres is $R$. The distance from the centre of the Earth where the gravitational force will be zero is

  • A
    $\frac{9 R}{10}$
  • B
    $\frac{R}{2}$
  • C
    $\frac{R}{81}$
  • D
    $\frac{R}{4}$

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