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  • 26-07-2016
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8,000,000 kg of water are at the verge of dropping over Niagara Falls to the rocks 50.0 meters below. What is the change in gravitational potential energy as the water splashes on the rocks below?

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  • 26-07-2016

Gravitational Potential Energy (GPE) = 9.8m/s² (rate of gravity) x 8,000,000kg of water x 50.0m

GPE = 3,294,000,000 Joules (J) which is also the change in GPE

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