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A Moon of Mass 4

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A moon of mass 4.00 × 1015 kg is in a circular orbit of radius 1.00 × 105 km about a planet of mass 6.00 × 1020 kg. Determine the potential energy of the system.


A) 1.60 × 1010 J
B) 2.40 × 1031 J
C) -1.60 × 1010 J
D) -6.67 × 105 J
E) -1.60 × 1018 J

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