why at uniform gravitational field PE = -GMm/r^2becomes PE=mgh.... I have confusion where to use which formula,,,can u pls clarify that?
buddha , 9 Years ago
Grade 12th pass
2 Answers
Saurabh Kumar
Last Activity: 9 Years ago
First formula is associated with gravitational potential energy between two objects. While second formula is associated with gravitational potential energy agains earyh’s gravitational field.