Question

what is potential energy​

Answer 1

Answer:

♥️ Potential Energy♥️

Explanation:

Potential energy is defined as mechanical energy, stored energy, or energy caused by its position.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

Potential energy;

It is defind as the energy in which the energy is possessed by a body or a system for doing some work, by virtue of its position above the ground level.

For example,

a body raised to some height above the ground level possesses potential energy because it can do some work by falling on earth’s surface.

FORMULA;

Let

w = weight of the body, m = mass of the body

z = Distance through which the body falls and

g = Acceleration due to gravity = 9.81 m/s square.

Therefore potential energy = PE = Wz = mgz

UNIT

When W is in newton's and z in meters, then

potential energy will be in N-m

Types;

There are two main types:

The gravitational potential energy, that is proportional to the distance from the center of mass. The larger the distance, the bigger the amount of energy.

The elastic potential energy, which is produced by the compression of an elastic object. The more compressed, the more the energy.