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Gravitational Potential Energy of a Two Mass System

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A particle is moving in conservative field. If work done by field to move particle from A to B is $W_{1}$ , from B to C is $W_{2}$ and from C to A is $W_{3}$ , then

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W_{1} > W_{3} + W_{2}

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W_{2} > W_{1} + W_{3}

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W_{1} + W_{2} + W_{3} = 0

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W_{1} + W_{2} + W_{3} < 0

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Solution

The correct option is C $W_{1} + W_{2} + W_{3} = 0$
Work done by conservative field is zero in a closed path.

Hence $W_{1} + W_{2} + W_{3} = 0$

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