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Suppose the Gravitational Potential Energy for a Mass at an Altitude

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Suppose the gravitational potential energy for a mass at an altitude of one Earth radius is PE1 and at two Earth radii is PE2.How do the absolute values of these potential energies compare?


A) |PE1| = 2|PE2|
B) |PE1| = 4|PE2|
C) |PE1| < 2|PE2|
D) |PE1| > 2|PE2| but is not equal to 4|PE2|

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