$A$ uniform solid sphere of mass $M$ and radius $a$ is surrounded by a concentric uniform thin spherical shell of mass $0.5 M$ and radius $1.5 a$. The gravitational potential energy of a unit mass kept at a distance of $2.5 a$ from the center is

  • A
    $\frac{-3 GM}{5 a}$
  • B
    $\frac{3 GM}{5 a}$
  • C
    $\frac{2 GM}{5 a}$
  • D
    $\frac{-2 GM}{5 a}$

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