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3 years ago

A 0.5 kg stone is raised from 1m to 2m height from the ground. what is the change in potential energy of the stone?

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Usimov [2.4K]3 years ago

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Given: The mass of stone (m) = 0.5 kg

Raised from heights (h₁) = 1.0 m to (h₂) = 2.0 m

Acceleration due to gravity (g) = 9.8 m/s²

To find: The change in potential energy of the stone

Formula: The potential energy (P) = mgh

where, all alphabets are in their usual meanings.

Now, we shall calculate the change in potential energy of the stone

Δ P = P₂ - P₁ = mg (h₂ - h₁)

or, = 0.5 kg ×9.8 m/s² ×(2.0 m - 1.0 m)

or, = 4.9 J

Hence, the required change in the potential energy of the stone will be 4.9 J

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