The magnitude of gravitational potential energy of the moon-earth system is U with zero potential energy at infinite separation.

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asked Mar 24, 2018 in Physics by shabnam praween (19,050 points) 5 6 66

The magnitude of gravitational potential energy of the moon-earth system is U with zero potential energy at infinite separation. The kinetic energy of the moon with respect to the earth is K.

(a) U < K .

(b) U > K.

(c) U = K.

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answered Mar 24, 2018 by santoshjha (25,550 points) 4 5 6
selected Mar 27, 2018 by Vikash Kumar
 
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The correct answer is

(b) U > K.

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