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If g is the acceleration due to gravity on the earth’s surface,.

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If g is the acceleration due to gravity on the earth’s surface, the gain in the potential energy of an object of mass m raised from the surface of the earth to a height equal to the radius R of the earth is

(a) 2mgR 

(b) (1/2)mgR

(c) 1/4mgR 

(d) mgR.

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