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Potential Energy of an Object at a Height

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The escape velocity of a body on a planet depend on

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acceleration due to gravity on the planet

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the radius of the planet

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the mass of the planet

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All the above

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Solution

The correct option is C All the above
Escape velocity of an object on earth is given by
$v_{e} = \sqrt{\frac{2 G M}{R}}$
$v_{e} = \sqrt{g R}$

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