Work done in raising a body of mass $m$ from the surface of the earth to a height $\frac{R}{3}$ is ......... (where,$R$ is radius of earth,$M$ is mass of the earth and $G$ is gravitational constant)

  • A
    $\frac{G M m}{4 R}$
  • B
    $\frac{4 G M m}{R}$
  • C
    $\frac{3 G M m}{4 R}$
  • D
    $\frac{G M m}{3 R}$

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