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Work done by the gravitational force on a body of mass `''m''` moving on a smooth horizontal surface through a distance `'s'` is

A

`mgs`

B

`-mgs`

C

`0`

D

`2 mgs`

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C
`W = vec(F).vec(S) = FS cos theta` and `theta = 90^(@)`
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