Dependence of Gravitational Force and Potential Energy on Mass and Height Explained

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Question

Consider the following statements made regarding an object of mass m at a height h from the surface of the earth.

(A) Gravitational force acting on the object does not depend on h.

(B) Gravitational potential energy of the object does not depend on m.

(C) Gravitational potential energy of the object depends on h.

Of the statements:

Options

  • Only (A) is true

  • Only (B) is true

  • Only (C) is true

  • Only (B) and (C) are true

  • All (A), (B) and (C) are true

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