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The gravitational field intensity at a point 10,000 km from the centre of the earth is `4.8 N kg^(-1)`. The gravitational potential at that point is

A

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`

D

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

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