Two particles of equal mass '$m$' move in a circle of radius '$r$' under the action of their mutual gravitational attraction. The speed of each particle will be:

  • A
    $\sqrt{\frac{ Gm }{2 r }}$
  • B
    $\sqrt{\frac{4 Gm }{ r }}$
  • C
    $\sqrt{\frac{ Gm }{ r }}$
  • D
    $\sqrt{\frac{ Gm }{4 r }}$

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