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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Gravitation

The gravity potential energy is maximum at

  1. A Infinity
  2. B the earth's surface
  3. C the centre of the earth
  4. D twice the radius of the earth
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(A) Infinity

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The gravitational potential energy is the energy possessed by a mass because of its position in a gravitational field. The expression for gravitational potential energy for bringing a mass m near the mass M is U=-GMmr here r is the distance between the mass…