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Standard X
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Work-Energy Theorem
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relation between gravitational potential and gravitational potential energy ?
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Dear Student,
Gravitational
potential
energy
is
the
amount
of
work
done
by
applied
force
to
bring
a
mass
slowly
from
infinity
to
a
given
point
in
a
gravitational
field
.
U
=
-
GMm
r
.
.
.
.
(
1
)
Gravitational
potential
is
the
amount
of
work
done
by
applied
force
to
bring
a
unit
mass
slowly
from
infinity
to
a
given
point
in
a
gravitational
field
.
V
=
-
GM
r
.
.
.
.
(
2
)
from
(
1
)
and
(
2
)
,
U
=
Vm
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