There is an object of mass 'm' at a height 'h' from the ground. When you say that the potential energy is 'mgh', which of the following is true

The potential energy at ground level is taken as zero

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Potential energy at infinity is taken as zero

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Potential energy is stored in the object

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'mgh' is the potential energy of earth-body system

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The correct option is D 'mgh' is the potential energy of earth-body system
The potential energy at ground is taken as zero at ground level. To lift the object to height h, we have do mgh work against gravity, this mgh will be stored as potential energy.

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There is an object of mass 'm' at a height 'h' from the ground. When you say that the potential energy is 'mgh', which of the following is true

The correct option is D 'mgh' is the potential energy of earth-body systemThe potential energy at ground is taken as zero at ground level. To lift the object to height h, we have do mgh work against gravity, this mgh will be stored as potential energy.

The correct option is D 'mgh' is the potential energy of earth-body system
The potential energy at ground is taken as zero at ground level. To lift the object to height h, we have do mgh work against gravity, this mgh will be stored as potential energy.