A spoon is raised 21.0 cm above a table. If the spoon and its contents have a mass of 30.0 g, what gravitational potential energy associated with the spoon at that height relative to the surface of the table?

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Answer 1 · 2017-08-22T15:54:13

The formula is #E_(pot)=m*g*h#

If we take #g=9.81m//s^2# and convert the rest to SI:

#30.0*10^(-3)kgxx9.81m//s^2xx21.0*10^-2m=#
#6174*10^-5kg*m^2//s^2=6.17*10^-2J# or #61.7mJ#