explain the gravitational potential energy
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In classical mechanics, the gravitational potential at a location is equal to the work per unit mass that would be needed to move the object from a fixed reference location to the location of the object. It is analogous to the electric potential with mass playing the role of charge.
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It is the energy possessed by an object due to it's position or configuration.
It is of 2 types :-
Consider an object of mass (m) is raised to height (h) under gravitational force (mg).
As shown in figure..
As,
W = F × s
W = mg × h
[F = mg and s (displacement) = h]
So,
W = mgh
This work done is stored as Potential Energy.
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