At a height of $h$ $km$ from the surface of the Earth,the gravitational potential and the value of $g$ are $-5.4 \times 10^7\, J kg^{-1}$ and $6.0\, m s^{-2}$ respectively. Take the radius of the Earth as $6400\, km$.

  • A
    $1600$
  • B
    $1400$
  • C
    $2000$
  • D
    $2600$

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