Question

What is 'Potential Energy'?

Answer 1

the energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position relative to others, stresses within itself, electric charge, and other factors.

Answer 2

What is potential energy ?

- Potential energy is a type of energy which is stored in an object due to the position of that object.It is a type of Mechanical energy.

What is it's SI unit?

- It's SI unit is same as that of energy as it is a kind of energy. Therefore, it's SI unit is also Joule. It is denoted by J.

Examples of potential energy :-

1) Gravitational potential energy

2)Elastic potential energy

3) Spring potential energy