Question

500g wateris stored in teh overhead tank of a 10m high building calculate the amount of potential energy stored in the water

Answer 1

Answer:

500g water is stored in the overhead tank of a 10m high building.  The amount of potential energy stored in the water is 50J

Explanation:

Let 'm' be the mass of water, 'h' be the height of the water tank and 'g' be the acceleration due to gravity,

then,

Potential energy can be expressed as,

P.E = m g h

Given,

m = 500g = 0.5 kg

h = 10 m

g = 10 m/$s^{2}$

After substitution of these values, the above equation becomes,

P.E =  0.5 $\times$ 10 $\tims$$\times$ 10

      =  50 J

Ans:

The potential energy of the stored water = 50 J