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The intensity of gravitational field at a point situated at a distance 8000 km from the centre of earth 6.0 newton/kg. the gravitational potential at that point in newton-meter/kg will be

A

-6

B

`-4.8xx10^(7)`

C

`-8xx10^(5)`

D

`-4.8xx10^(2)`

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