Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
Gravitational potential energy U = mass × force of gravity on unit mass × ..........
Advertisements
उत्तर
Gravitational potential energy U = mass × force of gravity on unit mass × height.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
Write the expression for the gravitational potential energy explaining the meaning of the symbols used.
A body of mass m is moved from ground to a height h. If force of gravity on mass of 1 kg is g newton, find the potential energy stored in the body.
The gravitational potential energy stored in a box of weight 150 kgf is 1.5 × 104 J. Find the height of the box. Take 1 kgf = 10 N.
A spring is kept compressed by a small trolley of mass 0.5 kg lying on a smooth horizontal surface as shown in the adjacent fig. When the trolley is released, it is found to move at a speed v = 2 m s-1. What potential energy did the spring possess when compressed?

A body falls freely under gravity from rest. Name the kind of energy it will possess at the point from where it falls.
A weightlifter is lifting weights of mass 200 kg up to a height of 2 metres. If g = 9.8 m s−2, calculate :
work done by the weightlifter
A body of mass 2 kg is thrown vertically upwards with an initial velocity of 20 m/s. What will be its potential energy at the end of 2 s? (Assume g = 10 m/s2).
If we increase the velocity of a car moving on a flat surface to four times its original speed, its potential energy ______.
How much energy is gained by a box of mass 20 kg when a man, raises the box by 0.5 m in order to place it inside the bus? (g=10 m/s-2)
What energy is possessed by stretched rubber?
