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If the acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the earth is g, the work done in slowly lifting a body ofmass m from the earth's surface to a height R equal to the radius of the earth is

A

`1/2mgR`

B

`2mgR`

C

`mgR`

D

`1/4mgR`

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