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Gravitational Potential Energy Formula

PE = m·g·h

What it means

Gravitational potential energy is the energy an object has due to its height in a gravitational field.

Variables

SymbolQuantitySI unit
PEpotential energyJ
mmasskg
ggravitational accelerationm/s²
hheightm

Worked example

Given m = 2 kg, g = 9.81 m/s², h = 10 m, solve for PE:

PE = 196.2 J

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