What is the effect of doubling the height of an object on its gravitational potential energy?
The potential energy of an object will double.
Gravitational potential energy (GPE) is given by the formula:
where is mass, is the acceleration due to gravity, and is the height.
If the height is doubled while keeping the mass and the acceleration due to gravity constant, the gravitational potential energy will also double:
Original Potential Energy:
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