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If a particle is slowly brought from reference point to another point P in a gravitational field, then work done per unit mass by the external agent is (at that point)

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gravitational force
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gravitational field intensity
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gravitation potential
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none of the above
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The correct option is C gravitation potential
If a particle is slowly brought from reference point to another point P in a gravitational field, then work done per unit mass by external agent is (at that point) gravitational potential.

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