A 500 kg water tank is placed on the roof of a building 20 m above the ground. Gravitational acceleration g = 10 m/s². If the tank is moved to the roof of another building twice as high as the first building, while its mass remains unchanged, what will be its new gravitational potential energy?

Subject: General Awareness | Topic: Science | Difficulty: MEDIUM

Options

  1. (A) 200,000 J
  2. (B) 400,000 J
  3. (C) 100,000 J
  4. (D) 50,000 J

Verified Answer

Option (A): 200,000 J


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