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Two identical satellite are at `R` and `7R` away from earth surface, the wrong statement is (`R`=radius of earth)

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Ratio of total energy will be 4

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Ratio of kinetic energies will be 4

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Ratio of potential energies will be 4

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Ratio of total energy will be 4 but ratio of potential and kinetic energies will be 2

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