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The Gravitational Potential Energy of a Planet Orbiting Around a Star

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The gravitational potential energy of a planet orbiting around a star is U0 when the distance between the two objects is r0. If the distance between the planet and the star is increased to 2r0, the gravitational potential energy is


A) U0/4.
B) U0/2.
C) 2U0.
D) 4U0.

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