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Relationship between Gravitational Potential Energy (Ep)and Gravitational Potential (V)

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Post  matthewfrain Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:28 am

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Really don't know what to write for this question. Don't understand it. Anyone?

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Post  jmorris Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:39 am

Equation for gravitational potential energy is Ep=mV, Where m is the mass of a body in a gravitational field and V is the Gravitational potential.

So if the mass doubles the Ep doubles ( since gravitational potential at a given point in the field is constant)


Equation for gravitational potential is V=-GM/r. This mass is the mass of the planet causing the gravitational potential, not the mass of the body, so in this case the mass of the body has no effect.

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