what will be the value of potential energy ground surface
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What is the value of potential energy at the surface of the earth?
Potential energy is always measured relative to some zero point.
Most common zero points are:
The surface of the earth
Infinity
Let U be the potential energy, then:
If the zero of potential energy is taken at the center of the earth then U = 0.
If, on the other end zero potential is taken at infinity, then U = -GMm/R
Where:
G = 6.67E-11 Nm/kg^2 , gravitational constant
M =5.97E24 kg, mass of the earth
R = 6.37E6 m, radius of the earth
Then U = -7.2E7 J/kg at the surface of the earth.
Since the mass m is not given, we calculated the energy per unit mass.
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