Thor stands on the top of Stark Tower (425 m) and fights his brother Loki using Mjolnir, his hammer. If his hammer has a mass equal to 300 billion elephants (call it 4.5*1015 kg), what is the gravitation potential energy (in J) of Mjolnir, relative to the ground? (Use scientific notation to enter your answer: 1.23E12 means 1.23 * 1012)

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Thor stands on the top of Stark Tower (425 m) and fights his brother Loki using Mjolnir, his hammer. If his hammer has a mass equal to 300 billion elephants (call it 4.5*1015 kg), what is the gravitation potential energy (in J) of Mjolnir, relative to the ground? (Use scientific notation to enter your answer: 1.23E12 means 1.23 * 1012)

 

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