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500 kg water isstored in the overhead tank of a 10 m high building.Calculate the amount of potential energy stored in the water.

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`h = 10 m, m =500 kg g=9.8 m//s^(2)`
`therefore P.E. = mgh`
`=10xx9.8xx500`
`P.E. =49000 J`
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