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An acorn with a mass of 0.300 kilograms is hanging from a branch in a tree it is 2.50 meters from the ground what is the potential energy of the acorn

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PE = mgh
m=0.300 kg
h= 2.50 m
g =9.8 m/s² (gravitational acceleration)

PE = 0.300 kg*2.50 m*9.8 m/s² = 7.35 (kg*m/s²)*m = 7.35 N*m = 7.35 J
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