Physics (AS & A Level) · May / June 2022 · Paper 11 · Question 18

Objects with different masses are placed on the horizontal surface of a table. The objects are then raised to different heights above the table. The gain in gravitational potential energy of each object is the same. Which graph best shows the variation of the height h of the objects above the table with their mass m?

1. AGraph A: h decreasing curve from h-axis, concave up, approaching m-axis
2. BGraph B: straight line through origin with positive gradient
3. CGraph C: horizontal line (constant h)
4. DGraph D: increasing curve from origin, concave up

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