If a body of mass ‘m’ is taken to a height ‘h’ from the surface of earth, the work done will be:

Correct option is C

The correct answer is: (c) mgh

Explanation:
The work done in lifting a body of mass m to a height h from the surface of the Earth is given by the formula:

$\text{Work Done}=m\times g\times h$

Where:

• m is the mass of the body

• g is the acceleration due to gravity (approximately 29.8m/s229.8 \, \text{m/s}^229.8m/s2​ on the Earth's surface)

• h is the height to which the body is lifted

Thus, the correct formula for work done is mgh.

Information Booster:

• Work is defined as the force applied to an object multiplied by the distance over which the force is applied, and in this case, the force is due to gravity.

• Gravitational Potential Energy (GPE): The work done in lifting a body to a height h is stored as gravitational potential energy.

• The work done is positive when the force and displacement are in the same direction (lifting the object upwards against gravity).

• The formula mghmgh assumes that g is constant for small heights (close to Earth's surface), and the effect of height on g is negligible.