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If acceleration due to gravity is 12 m/s? , what will be the potential energy of a body of mass 2 kg kept a height of 4m ?

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Author:Katz, Debora M.

Publisher:Katz, Debora M.

Chapter26: Electric Potential

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1PQ: What does it mean when a force is negative? What does it mean when the potential energy is negative?

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