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There is a finite amount of energy needed to be spent on a rocket or a rock that is taken out of the Earth's gravitational field. Lets suppose the rock is taken far enough to have no effect of Earth's gravity. What happens to this energy? Who gets this?

Where does this energy go?

Assume that the rock went just outside the gravitational field with zero velocity.

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Lets say at the gravitational boundary ( place were the gravitational effect is very small) you decide to convert the mass of the rock to pure energy. What will be the energy released ? $$ E = m c ^ 2 $$ or $$ E = m c ^ 2 + mgd $$ where d is the distance of the mass from Earth.

There is a finite amount of energy needed to be spent on a rocket or a rock that is taken out of the Earth's gravitational field. Lets suppose the rock is taken far enough to have no effect of Earth's gravity. What happens to this energy? Who gets this?

Where does this energy go?

Assume that the rock went just outside the gravitational field with zero velocity.

There is a finite amount of energy needed to be spent on a rocket or a rock that is taken out of the Earth's gravitational field. Lets suppose the rock is taken far enough to have no effect of Earth's gravity. What happens to this energy? Who gets this?

Where does this energy go?

Assume that the rock went just outside the gravitational field with zero velocity.

Now.

Lets say at the gravitational boundary ( place were the gravitational effect is very small) you decide to convert the mass of the rock to pure energy. What will be the energy released ? $$ E = m c ^ 2 $$ or $$ E = m c ^ 2 + mgd $$ where d is the distance of the mass from Earth.

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Where does the potential energy go when mass is lifted out of earth'sEarth's gravitational field?

There is a finite amount of energy needed to be spent on a rocket or a rock that is taken out of the earth'sEarth's gravitational field. Lets suppose the rock is taken far enough to have no effect of earth'sEarth's gravity. What happens to this energy? Who gets this?

whereWhere does this energy go?

Assume that the rock went just outside the gravitational field with zero velocity.

regards, Deepak

Where does the potential energy go when mass is lifted out of earth's gravitational field?

There is a finite amount of energy needed to be spent on a rocket or a rock that is taken out of the earth's gravitational field. Lets suppose the rock is taken far enough to have no effect of earth's gravity. What happens to this energy? Who gets this?

where does this energy go?

Assume that the rock went just outside the gravitational field with zero velocity.

regards, Deepak

Where does the potential energy go when mass is lifted out of Earth's gravitational field?

There is a finite amount of energy needed to be spent on a rocket or a rock that is taken out of the Earth's gravitational field. Lets suppose the rock is taken far enough to have no effect of Earth's gravity. What happens to this energy? Who gets this?

Where does this energy go?

Assume that the rock went just outside the gravitational field with zero velocity.

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Deepak Nath
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Where does the potential energy go when mass is lifted out of earth's gravitational field?

There is a finite amount of energy needed to be spent on a rocket or a rock that is taken out of the earth's gravitational field. Lets suppose the rock is taken far enough to have no effect of earth's gravity. What happens to this energy? Who gets this?

where does this energy go?

Assume that the rock went just outside the gravitational field with zero velocity.

regards, Deepak