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The mass of the earth is `6.0 xx 10^(24) kg` and its radius is `6.4 xx 10^(6) m`. How much work will be done in taking a `10 kg` body from the surface of the Earth to infinity ? What will be the gravitational potential energy of the body on the Earth's surafce ?
`G = 6.67 xx 10^(-11) Nm^(2) kg^(-2)`.

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`6.25xx10^(8)J,-6.25xx10^(8)J,11.18 kms^(-1)`
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