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Gravitational potential energy calculations

Physics (Combined Science) · GCSE · Edexcel · Edexcel GCSE Combined Science (1SC0) — Physics — Higher · Specification point · 8.8 · Energy – forces doing work

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Students should:	Maths skills
$\text{change in gravitational potential energy (joule, J)}=\text{mass (kilogram, kg)}\times\text{gravitational field strength (newton per kilogram, N/kg)}\times\text{change in vertical height (metre, m)}$