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What is the escape velocity of the object, if.the magnitude of the potential energy per unit mass of the object at the surface of earth is `E`?

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Magnitude of the potential energy per unit mass of the object at the surface of Earth is the magnitude of the gravitational potential at the
surface of the Earth is `= (GM)/(R ) = E` (given)
Escape velocity, `upsilon = sqrt((2GM)/(R )) = sqrt(2E)`
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