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How much work is done when a body of mass $m$ is raised to a height $h$ above the ground?

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The work done to raise a body to a height above the surface of the earth gets stored in the form of gravitational potential energy.
Thus, Work done = Gain in potential energy
so, Work done = mgh
(Since Potential energy = mgh)

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