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Gravitational Potential AHL: When Will The GPE On An Object Increase? What Causes Them To Have GPE?
Gravitational Potential AHL: When Will The GPE On An Object Increase? What Causes Them To Have GPE?
Gravitational Potential AHL: When Will The GPE On An Object Increase? What Causes Them To Have GPE?
will the GPE on an object increase? What causes them to have GPE?
What
GPE?
Objects in a gravitational field have the potential to do work if they have a force acting on them.
depends on:
PE = mgh PE = gh m
The
depends on:
PE = mgh PE = gh m V = gh
The
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QUESTIONS
height (m)
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What What
is the potential at A?
is the change in potential if object moves from A to B? What is the potential difference between A and E?
will you have the maximum GPE? Where is the gravitational force between objects zero? What is the maximum value of GPE?
will you have the maximum GPE? is the gravitational force between objects
zero?
Gravitational law equation the more the distance (r) the less the force.. So at infinity distance
What
When
you move back towards Earth from infinity, your PE reduces. So it must become less than zero! It must become negative. Remember the dog and work example?
When
you move back towards Earth from infinity, your PE reduces. So it must become less than zero! It must become negative. Work was negative because your force is opposite of the direction of movement.. Same thing here.. U wont need to pull the object.. It will pull u..
PE = mgh PE = gh m V = gh
done per unit mass taking a small test mass from infinity to a point. (as we say with Buzz going back)
Gravitational
potential
ENERGY:
Can
gradient of a graph of gravitational potential against distance is.. g ?? Why negative? The slope is positive but g is negative so we take the negative of the gradient
g = "gradient = "
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