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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Gravitation

The gravitational potential energy of a body on the surface of the earth is E. If the body is taken from the surface of the earth to a height equal to \(150 \%\) of the radius of the earth, its gravitational potential energy is

  1. A 0.4 E
  2. B 0.2 E
  3. C 0.6 E
  4. D 0.3 E
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(A) 0.4 E

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\(\mathrm{E}=\frac{-\mathrm{GMm}}{\mathrm{R}}, \mathrm{h}=1.5 \mathrm{R}\)…