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The potential energy of a cinder block is 8 joules. The block is 6 m high. What is the mass of the apple?

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Using the information given, it's not possible to answer that question.

Regarding the cinder block, however . . .

Potential energy = (mass) x (gravity) x (height)

8 joules = (mass) x (9.8 m/s²) x (6 m)

Mass = (8 J) / (9.8 m/s² x 6 m) = 0.136 kg .

(A real cinderblock has about 67 times that much mass.)

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