Sample Paper

Class 9 CBSE 2020-21

General Instructions
(i) The question paper comprises four sections A, B, C, and D. There
are 36 questions in the question paper. All questions are
compulsory.
(ii) (Section–A - question no. 1 to 20 - all questions and parts thereof
are of one mark each. These questions contain multiple-choice
questions (MCQs), very short answer questions, and assertion -
reason type questions. Answers to these should be given in one
word or one sentence.
(iii) Section–B - question no. 21 to 26 are short answer type questions,
carrying 2 marks each. Answers to these questions should be in
the range of 30 to 50 words.
(iv) Section–C - question no. 27 to 33 are short answer type questions,
carrying 3 marks each. Answers to these questions should be in
the range of 50 to 80 words.
(v) Section–D – question no. - 34 to 36 are long answer type questions
carrying 5 marks each. Answers to these questions should be in
the range of 80 to 120 words.
(vi) There is no overall choice. However, internal choices have been
provided in some questions. A student has to attempt only one of
the alternatives in such questions.

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(vii) Wherever necessary, neat, and properly labelled diagrams should
be drawn.
Section-A

1. Seawater can be classified as homogeneous as well as a heterogeneous

mixture.’ Comment.
OR
Chadwick discovered a subatomic particle that has no charge and has a
mass nearly equal to that of a proton. Name the particle and give its
location in the atom.
2. What do you mean by one mole of a substance?
3. The atomic number of an element X is 13. What will be the number of
electrons in its ion X3+?
A. 11 B. 15
B. 16 D. 10
4. Give one example of a motion where an object does not change its speed
but its direction of motion changes continuously.
5. Explain why the motion of a body which is moving with constant speed in
a circular speed in a circular path is said to be accelerated.
6. The mass of object A is 6 kg whereas that of another object B is 34 kg.
Which of the two objects, A or B, has more inertia?
OR
Explain why it is dangerous to jump out of a moving bus.
7. Which of Kepler’s laws of planetary motion led Newton to establish the
inverse-square rule for gravitational force between two bodies?
8. What is the power of a body which is doing work at the rate of one joule
per second?
9. An electric bulb of 60 W is used for 6 h per day. Calculate the energy
consumed in one day by the bulb in kWh.
OR
An object of 10 kg moves with a uniform velocity of 2 m/s, what is the
kinetic energy possessed by the object?
10. The two forms of oxygen found in the atmosphere are
a. Water and ozone
b. Water and oxygen
c. Ozone and oxygen

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 d. Water and carbon dioxide
11. Where genes are located?
12. Name the cell which is attached to the lateral side of the sieve tube.
13. Which microorganism is considered as the borderline of living and dead?
Name two diseases caused by this microbe.
14. DIRECTION: In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is
followed by a statement of the reason (R).
Assertion (A): In a gaseous state, particles move randomly at high
speed.
Reason (R): The particles of gases have the least forces of attraction.
A. Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the
correct explanation of the assertion
B. Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the
correct explanation of assertion (A)
C. Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
D. Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
15. Assertion(A): Cartilage is a type of connective tissue that can bend easily
Reason(R): It has a very tightly packed matrix and cells.
A. Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the
correct explanation of the assertion
B. Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the
correct explanation of assertion (A)
C. Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
D. Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
16. Assertion: Instantaneous speed is the speed of a body over a long period
of time.
Reason: The graph representing non-uniform speed will be a curve with
an increasing or decreasing slope.
A. Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the
correct explanation of the assertion
B. Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the
correct explanation of assertion (A)
C. Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
D. Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.

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17. Answer question numbers (a) to (d) based on your understanding of the
following paragraph and related to studied concepts.
In some organisms like bacteria, the nuclear region of the cell may be
poorly defined due to the absence of a nuclear membrane. Such an
undefined nuclear region containing only nucleic acids is called a nucleoid.
Such organisms, whose cells lack a nuclear membrane, are called
prokaryotes (Pro = primitive or primary; karyote, karyon = nucleus).
Organisms with cells having a nuclear membrane are called eukaryotes.

(a) What is the basic difference between a eukaryotic and prokaryotic

cell?
(b) In the given figure label the nuclear region.
(c) The prokaryotes have a nuclear region. Will they also have
nucleoplasm?
(d) Do viruses have a nucleus or nucleoid or nucleic acid?
18. Read the following and answer any four questions from (a) to (e).
The given figure depicts the atomic structure of an atom of an element
‘X’.
Write the following information about the element ‘X’.

(a) Atomic number of ‘X’

(b) Atomic mass of ‘X’
(c) Valence electrons

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 (d) Valency of ‘X’
(e) ‘X’ should be metal or non-metal.
19. Read the following and answer any four questions from (a) to (e)
(a) What elements do the following compounds contain?
Sugar, Common salt
(b) What are pure substances? Give two examples of pure substances.
(c) What are the two types of pure substances? Give one example of
each type.
(d) Which of the following are ‘pure substances’?
Ice, Milk, Iron, Hydrochloric acid, Calcium oxide, Mercury, Brick,
Wood, Air
(e) What is the other name for impure substances? Give two examples
of impure substances.
20. Read the passage answer any four questions among (a) to (e)
The principle of conservation of linear momentum states that if in any
assigned direction the net external force on a system is zero, then the
linear momentum of the system will remain constant. Thus, it can be
concluded that if the momentum of a two-particle system is initially zero,
then because of internal forces they will move in opposite directions to
conserve momentum.
(a) State the principle of conservation of linear momentum.
(b) Suppose you are on a cart initially at rest on a frictionless track. If
you throw a ball off the cart towards the left with a velocity v, will
the cart be put into motion?
A. Yes, and it will move to the right with the same velocity.
B. Yes, and it will move to the right with the same momentum.
C. It may move left or right depending upon the mass of the ball.
D. No, it will remain in place.
(c) Suppose the cart of the previous question is a little bit modified and
it has a vertical wall type surface on it as shown in the figure. You
throw a ball at this vertical surface that is firmly attached to the cart.

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 After the ball has bounced straight back from the surface as shown
in the picture, will the cart be seen having motion?

A. Yes, and it will move to the right.

B. Yes, and it will move to the left.
C. It may move left or right depending upon the mass of the ball
D. No, it will remain in place.
(d) The difference between the initial and final momentum of 2 bodies
in a straight-line collision when no external force acts on either is
A. twice of initial momentum
B. twice of final momentum
C. zero
D. half of initial momentum
(e) How will the momentum of a ball change if it collides with a wall
while moving at constant velocity on a frictionless surface?
Section-B
21. Why antibiotics don't work against viruses. Justify.
OR
Draw the structure of a neuron.
22. Define the terms
a. Ecosystem
b. Biodiversity
23. Compare suspension and colloidal solution on the basis of
1. type of mixture
2. particle size
OR
Give two points of difference between an element and a compound.
24. State:
(a) Law of Conservation of mass
(b) Law of constant proportion

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25. A particle travels along the edges of an equilateral triangle, as shown. It
starts from A and then completes a round of the perimeter of the
equilateral triangle and arrives at A again. It has a velocity of 6 m/s and
takes 2 seconds to complete the journey. What is the displacement of the
particle?

26. For a race car moving with a constant velocity of 20 m/s on a circular
track with a radius of 100 m, what is the time taken for a complete one
revolution?
Section-C
27. Differentiate between isotonic, hypotonic, and hypertonic solutions.
OR
Write a short note on AIDS
28 Define the following terms:
a. Ammonification
b. Nitrification
c. Denitrification
29. Differentiate between xylem and phloem tissues.
30. (a) State the mathematical relation of Newton’s second law of motion
(b) A block of metal weighing 2 kg is resting on a frictionless plane. It is
struck by a jet releasing water at the rate of 1 kg s-1 and at a speed of 5
m s-1. Determine the initial acceleration of the block. (Take mass flow
rate of water as = m/t, where m is the mass of water flowing in time t.
31. (a) The atomic species A and B have different numbers of protons but
the same number of nucleons. On the other hand, the atomic species
X and Y have the same number of protons but different numbers of
nucleons. Which pair is an example of isobars? Why? (1)

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 (b) Composition of the nuclei of two atomic species A and B is given as
under: (2)

Give the mass numbers of A and B. What is the relation between the
two species and which element or elements they represent?
32. (a) Define the atomic mass unit.
(b) Distinguish between molecular mass and molar mass.
33. The radii of the two planets are respectively R1 and R2 and their densities
are respectively ρ1 and ρ2. Determine the ratio of the accelerations due
to gravity at their surfaces (g1: g2).
Section-D

34. (a) Explain why chlorine, whether as the element or its compounds,
always has a relative atomic mass of about 35.5 u.
(b) An element ‘A’ has valency +3, while another element ‘B’ has
valency -2. Give the formula of their compound formed when ‘A’
reacts with ‘B’.
OR
(a) Define Avogadro’s number. Why is it also known as Avogadro’s
constant?
(b) Calculate the molar mass of Na2O.
(c) Find the mass of 10 moles of carbon dioxide.
35. Draw a neat and labelled diagram to illustrate the nitrogen cycle.
Mention the main steps involved in this process.
36. A. Explain how, the total energy of a swinging pendulum at any instant
of time remains conserved. Illustrate your answer with the help of a
labelled diagram.
B. A man is instructed to carry a package from the base camp at B to
submit A of a hill at a height of 1200 meters. The man weighs 800 N and
the package weighs 200 N. If g = 10 m/s2, (i) How much work does a
man do against gravity? (ii) What is the potential energy of the package
at A if it is assumed to be zero at B?

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 Hints & Solutions

Section-A

1. Solution: Seawater is a mixture of salts and water which cannot be

separated except by evaporation. Therefore, seawater is considered
homogeneous.
Seawater also contains mud, decayed plants, etc., other than salts and
water, so it is heterogeneous also.
OR
Solution: The particle is a neutron and it is present in the nucleus of the
atom.
2. Solution: The mole is the amount of substance that contains the same
number of particles (atoms/ ions/ molecules/ formula units etc.) as there
are atoms in exactly 12 g of carbon-12.
3. Solution: D
X3+ indicates the loss of three electrons. Hence the remaining no. of
electrons present is 10.
4. Solution: An example of a motion where an object does not change its
speed, but its direction of motion changes continuously is the motion of
the moon around the earth.
5. Solution: Due to the continuous change in the velocity, there is a
continuous change in the direction of motion because of which the motion
of a body that is moving with constant speed in a circular path is said to
be accelerated
6. Solution: The more mass an object has, the higher is the inertia.
Therefore, object B has more inertia.
OR
The man jumping out from a moving bus possesses the inertia of motion.
As the man lands on the ground, the feet come to rest immediately while
the upper part of the body continues to move due to inertia of motion,
and hence the person may fall forward. Hence, it is dangerous to jump
out of a moving bus.
7. Solution: Kepler’s third law of planetary motion (i.e., r3 ∝ T2) led Newton
to establish an inverse square rule. It was coined from the law of
gravitation.
8. Solution: The SI unit of power is the watt (W), which is doing work at
the rate of one joule per second.

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9. Solution: Power of electric bulb = 60 W = 0.06 kW.
Time used, t = 6 h Energy = power × time taken = 0.06 kW × 6 h =
0.36 kW h

The energy consumed by the bulb is 0.36 kWh.

OR
The kinetic energy of an object is given by the equation.
1
𝐾𝐸 = 𝑚𝑣 2
2
Therefore,
1
𝐾𝐸 = × 10 × 22 = 20 𝐽
2
10. Solution: (c) Ozone layer is affected by Chlorofluorocarbons which are
used as refrigerants.
11. Solution: Genes are the hereditary units that are located on the
chromosomes
12. Solution: Companion cells are thin-walled cells that lie on the sides of
sieve tube cells.
13. Solution: Viruses are microorganisms that are considered intermediate
between the living and the dead. Two diseases caused by viruses are
Polio and AIDS.
14. Answer: A
15. Solution: (c) Cartilage has widely spaced cells, making it flexible
16. Answer: C
Solution: Instantaneous speed is the speed of a body at an instant. The
graph of non-uniform motion is a curve with an increasing or decreasing
slope.
17. Solution: (a) Eukaryotic cells have a well-defined nucleus while
prokaryotic cells lack it.

(b)
(c) No, prokaryotes will not nucleoplasm as their nucleoid lies in the
cytoplasm

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 (d) Viruses lack cellular structure and thus have nucleic acid
surrounded by a protein coat.
18. Solution:
(a) Atomic number = Number of protons = 8
(b) Atomic mass = Number of protons + Number of neutrons = 8 + 10
= 18 u
(c) Valence electrons = 6
(d) Valency of ‘X’ = 8 – 6 = 2
(e) ‘X’ should be non-metal because there are six valence electrons
hence it will take two more electrons to complete its outermost
shell.
19. (a) Solution: The chemical formula of Sugar is C12H22O11. It contains C,
H, and O elements.
The chemical formula of Common salt is sodium chloride, NaCl. It
contains Na and Cl elements.
(b) Solution:
A A sample of matter containing only one substance is called a pure
substance. In other words, all constituents of the substance are the
same in their chemical nature.
A a pure substance contains only one kind of atom or molecule. It is
perfectly homogenous. The two examples are Hydrogen and Sodium.
(c) Solution:
The two types of pure substances are-
(i) Elements- Hydrogen
(ii) Compounds- Water
(d) Solution: Ice, iron, hydrochloric acid, calcium oxide, and mercury
are pure substances whereas milk, brick, wood, and air are impure
substances.
(e) Solution: The mixture is the other name to describe impure
substances. For example- Milk and Air.
20. (a) Solution: For two or more bodies in an isolated system acting upon
each other, their total momentum remains constant unless an
external force is applied.
(b) Answer: B

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 Solution: According to the law of conservation of linear momentum,
since no external force is acting on the system, the cart will move
towards the right to conserve momentum.
(c) Answer: B
Solution: To conserve momentum, the cart will start moving
towards the left
(d) Answer: C
Solution: When no external force acts on either body involved in a
straight-line collision then the law of conservation of momentum
holds true. According to the law, momentum before and after the
collision is conserved so their difference will be zero.
(e) Solution: After colliding with the wall, the ball will have the same
momentum since there are no external forces. To conserve
momentum, however, the direction of the ball will change to be
exactly opposite to its initial direction.
Section-B
21. Solution: Viruses do not form a cell wall or use such pathways and
hence antibiotics do not work against viruses. Despite this limitation,
there are no effective antiviral drugs available in the market, for
example, drugs that keep HIV infection under control.
OR
Solution:

22. Solution:
a. Ecosystem: is a self-sustaining structural and functional unit of the
biosphere. It has two components - biotic (living) and abiotic (non-
living)

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 b. Biodiversity: can be defined as the various forms of animals, plants,
and microorganisms found in an ecosystem.
23. Solution:
1. Both are heterogeneous mixtures.
2. In colloidal solution, particle size ranges between 10-9 m to 10-7 m
whereas, in suspension, the particle size is more than 10-7m.
OR
Solution:

Element Compound

1. An element is made up of 1. A compound is obtained

the same kind of atoms. from different kinds of
atoms.

2. An element cannot be 2. A compound can be split

split by physical or into new into its
chemical methods. constituents by chemical
methods.

24. Solution:
(a) It states that mass can neither be created nor destroyed in a
chemical reaction.
(b) Law of constant proportion states that in a chemical compound the
elements are always present in a definite proportion by mass.
25. Solution: The displacement of the particle is the distance is the shortest
distance between its initial and final positions. In this case, the particles
are back to its original position, therefore its displacement is zero.
26. Solution: The time required for completing one revolution for an object
in a uniform circular motion can be calculated as
2𝜋𝑟 2 × 𝜋 × 100
𝑇= = = 31.4 𝑠
𝑉 20
Section-C
27. Solution: Hypotonic solutions are those solutions whose solute
concentration is less than that of a cell placed in it. This results in the
entry of water from the hypotonic solution to the inside of the cell by the
process of endosmosis.
Hypertonic solutions are those solutions whose solute concentration is
more than the solute concentration of the cell placed in it. So it results in

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 the exit of water from the cell to the external environment by the process
of exosmosis.
Isotonic solutions are those solutions whose solute concentration is
exactly the same as the solute concentration of the cell placed in it. So,
there is no net movement of water molecules.
OR
Solution: AIDS or Acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome is caused by a
retrovirus - HIV. This virus weakens the human body’s immunity and the
person having AIDS becomes prone to many other infections. This virus
is transmitted through the following ways.
1. Sexual contact with an infected person carrying the AIDS virus.
2. Transmission of blood infected with HIV
3. Use of unserialized needles, blades, or razors
4. Transplacental transmission is AIDS-infected mother to the fetus
developing in her womb.
The important symptoms of this disease are:
1. Swollen lymph nodes
2. Severe brain damage leads to loss of memory, ability to speak, and
think.
3. Low-grade fever with cough, nausea, and diarrhea.
4. Skin rashes that develop into ulcers
5. Sweating at night and weight loss
6. Damage to the immune system that makes AIDS patient
susceptible to many diseases like pneumonia, tuberculosis, and
fungal infections
28 Solution:
a. Ammonification: is defined as the conversion of organic materials of
plants and animals into ammonia and amino acids by
microorganisms.
b. Nitrification is defined as the conversion of ammonia into nitrates by
microorganisms
c. Denitrification is defined as the conversion of nitrate into ammonia
and free nitrogen by microorganisms
29. Solution: Difference between xylem and phloem

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 Xylem Phloem

Helps in the conduction of water Helps in the translocation of food

and minerals from the soil to from leaves to other parts of the
various parts of the plants through plants
roots

Made up of tracheids, vessels, The makeup of sieve tubes,

xylem fibers, and xylem companion cells, phloem fibers,
parenchyma, of which only xylem and phloem parenchyma of
parenchyma is living which only phloem fibers are
dead.

Transportation is unidirectional or Transportation is in all

from roots to upper plants of the directions.
plant body.

30. Solution:
(a) According to Newton’s second law of motion, the force applied to
an object is equal to the change in momentum per unit of time
𝑚(𝑣 − 𝑢)
𝐹=
𝑡
Where, m is the mass, v and u are the final and initial velocities
and t is the time for which the force acts.
(b) The force on the block of metal is due to the change of momentum
of water, assuming water comes to rest after meeting the block,
the change in momentum of the water in one second is
𝑚𝑤 𝑣𝑤
𝐹𝑤 =
𝑡
Now, since water releases at a rate of 1 kg/s
𝑚𝑤
= 1 𝑘𝑔/𝑠
𝑡
Therefore, the force of water
𝐹𝑤 = 1 × 5 = 5 𝑁

Now, this force produces an acceleration on the block, then from

Newton’s Second law
𝐹𝑤 = 𝑚𝑏 𝑎
5=2×𝑎
𝑎 = 2.5 𝑚/𝑠 2

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31. Solution:
(a) A and B are examples of isobars. Because isobars have the same
number of nucleons or mass numbers but they have different
numbers of protons.
(b) The mass numbers of A and B is 40. The relation between the two
species is that they are isobars and the elements they represent are
Argon and Calcium respectively.
32. Solution:
(a) Atomic mass unit (amu) is 1/12 of the mass of one atom of C-12.
The relative atomic mass of the atom of an element is the average
mass of the atom as compared to 1/12th of the mass of the C-12
atom.
(b) The molecular mass is expressed in units ‘u’ while molar mass is
expressed in units ‘grams’.
33. Solution: The acceleration due to gravity is expressed as
𝐺𝑀
𝑔=
𝑅2
The mass of the planet in terms can be represented as,
M=ρV
Where ρ is the density of the planet; and V is the volume of the planet
(assumed to be spherical)
4
𝑉 = 𝜋𝑅 3
3
Therefore, the value of acceleration due to gravity can be written as
𝐺 4 3 4
𝑔= × 𝜋𝑅 = 𝐺 𝜌𝜋𝑅
𝑅2 3 3
The ratio (g1: g2)
4
𝑔1 𝐺 3 𝜌1 𝜋𝑅1 𝜌1 𝑅1
= =
𝑔2 𝐺 4 𝜌 𝜋𝑅 𝜌2 𝑅2
3 2 2
Section-D
34. Solution: The relative atomic mass is the average mass of one of the
atoms and has to take into account the relative abundances of the
various isotopes.

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 (b) Element ‘A’ valency +3 (left)
Element ‘B’ valency – 2 (right)

Chemical formula = A2B3

OR
Solution:
(a) Avogadro’s number is the number of particles (atoms, ions,
molecules, etc.) present in one mole of any substance. It is denoted
either as NA or as NQ. The number is also called Avogadro’s constant
because its value is fixed (6.022 x 1023) irrespective of the nature of
the particles.
(b) Molar mass of Na2O = 2 x Atomic mass of Na + Atomic mass of O
= 2 x 23 u + 16 u = 62 u
(c) Mass of 10 moles of CO2= 10 x 44 u = 440 u.
35. Answer: Nitrogen fixation involves the following steps:
a. Conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into nitrates and nitrites by
nitrogen-fixing bacteria which are found in the roots of legumes
(plants that give us pulses) or during lightning in the sky.
b. Formation of proteins by plants and animals from nitrates.
c. On the decay and death of plants and animals, denitrifying bacteria
convert the nitrates back to elemental nitrogen.

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36. A. A swinging pendulum is a perfect example to show the conservation
of energy. It shows the transformation of potential energy into kinetic
energy and kinetic energy back into potential energy without any
energy loss. In a pendulum, the law establishes that, when the ball is at
its highest point, all the energy is potential energy and there is zero
kinetic energy. At the ball's lowest point, all the energy in the ball is
kinetic and there is zero potential energy. The total energy of the ball is
the sum of the potential energy and kinetic energy.

Initially, the bob of the pendulum is at the mean position (B). When we
draw the pendulum bob to one side (Extreme position A), we raise the
bob to a little height and give it potential energy. This is the energy
transferred by work done by hand. As at the extreme position, the bob
has only PE, it tends to move down. The P.E decreases and K.E increases.
At the lowest (mean) position, the bob has got K.E. Due to this it moves
to the other side. Now, its K.E decreases, and P.E increases. At the
extreme positions A and C, all energy is in the form of potential energy
and therefore it tends to move down. Thus the bob oscillates. At all other
intermediate positions, the energy of the pendulum is partly potential and
partly kinetic. But, the total energy of the pendulum remains conserved.

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B. (i) Weight of the man = 800N
Weight of the package = 200N
Total weight = 800 + 200 = 1000N
Height of the hill = 1200m
g = 10m/s2
Work done = mass × height × g = 10 × 1200 × 1000 = 12, 00, 000 J
or 12 × 105 J

(ii) Given, Weight of the package (mg) = 200N, h = 1200m

P.E = m x g x h = 200 × 1200 × 10 = 24 × 105 J

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