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The gravitational field intensity at a point 10 `xx` `10^3` km from the centre of the earth is 4.8 N `kg ^-1` . The gravitational potential at that point is

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4.8 `xx` `10^6` J `Kg^-1`

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3.6 `xx` `10^6` J `Kg^-1`

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-4.8 `xx` `10^7` J `Kg^-1`

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-2.4 `xx` `10^7` J `Kg^-1`

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