A 15.0 kg load of groceries is lifted up from the first floor to the fifth floor of an apartment building. Each floor is 5.00 m high. The potential energy of the groceries with respect to the second floor is A) c) 7.50 x 10^1 J B) e) No answer (c) d) 2.20 x 10^3 J D b) 2.94 x 10^3 J (E) a) 3.68 x 10^3 J

A 15.0 kg load of groceries is lifted up from the first floor to the fifth floor of an apartment building. Each floor is 5.00 m high. The potential energy of the groceries with respect to the second floor is A) c) 7.50 x 10^1 J B) e) No answer (c) d) 2.20 x 10^3 J D b) 2.94 x 10^3 J (E) a) 3.68 x 10^3 J

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

1st Edition

ISBN:9781133939146

Author:Katz, Debora M.

Publisher:Katz, Debora M.

Chapter26: Electric Potential

Section: Chapter Questions

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