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(a) What is meant by potential energy of body?

(b) State whether the potential energy will be maximum or minimum at the surface of earth.

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(a) The energy possessed by a body at rest due to its position or size and shape is called the potential energy.

(b) Potential energy will be minimum at the surface of earth because potential energy at any point = mgh, and at the surface of earth h = 0, hence, potential energy is minimum.

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