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The change in the gravitational potential energy when a body mass  is raised to a height  above the surface of the earth is (here  is the radius of the earth)

a)

b)

c)

d)



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The change in the gravitational potential energy when a body mass  is raised to a height  above the surface of the earth is (here  is the radius of the earth)

a)

b)

c)

d)

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Answer Key / Explanation : (a) -

(a)

Gravitational potential energy of mass  at any point at a distance  from the centre of earth is

At the surface of earth

At the height  from the surface of earth

Change in gravitational potential energy is

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