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What is the gravitational potential due to the Earth at a point which is at a height of 2RE above the surface of the Earth, Mass of the Earth is `6xx10^24` kg, radius of the Earth = 6400 km and `G = 6.67xx10^(-11) Nm^2 kg^(-2)` .

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`2.08 xx 10^7J`
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