Question

catching a falling apple, or eating it. which is likely to release most energy​

Answer 1

Answer:

Technically (in a very strict sense thing), as it did not yet reach the ground, it will have both. The will be no more potential energy only at the point where the center of mass of the apple has reached ground level. But then, a great amount of the kinetic energy will have already been converted to sound, and deformation on the fruit. The softer the apple, the greater will be the chance it only deforms itself and does not bounce.

If the apple is quite hard in it's constitution, it's potential energy gets converted to kinetic and sound at the time it touches the ground. After bouncing, you start to build up potential energy again. This is until you loose all kinetic energy it had gained during the fall, subtracted by the energy that was spent in the deformation of the apple, converted to sound and some heat.

When the apple finally stops again in the air, that would be the peak potential energy it would accumulate after first bounce. Only there were can assure it has only one kind of energy: potential. Zero kinetic.

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