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This isn't for any specific course, I am just trying to get a better understanding of potential energy. Specifically I am interested in electrical potential energy but I thought I could better grasp the concept if I considered this problem first. In a hydrogen atom, considering the proton in...

This is the formula I have actually used to find the value of g at the top of Mt. Everest. What I am thinking though, is that when the bowling ball is dropped, the acceleration it experiences initially will be smaller than the acceleration it experiences at some other point in its fall (say at...

So if I am assuming the Earth is a sphere, then I can neglect the effect that the latitude has on the problem. Also, I am going to assume that the only force acting on the ball is that due to gravity (ie. pretend its in a vacuum). I think this eliminates eveything I am not worried about and will...

Gravity and value of "g" This could be a simple question, its just been a long time since I have done any physics. Is there anyway to account for the constantly changing value of "g" as an object falls? Example: A bowling ball (7.2kg) is dropped from the top of Mt. Everest (8848m), I would...