What is potential energy? Derive an expression for the gravitational potential energy.
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● Potential energy-
- It is the energy by virtue of an object's position relative to other objects.
- Potential energy is often associated with restoring forces such as a spring or the force of gravity.
● Expression-
Consider an object of mass m raised above height h from earths surface, work done here is given by
Work = force × displacement
W = F.h
W = mgh
But work done here is nothing but potential energy.
PE = mgh
Hope that was helpful....
● Potential energy-
- It is the energy by virtue of an object's position relative to other objects.
- Potential energy is often associated with restoring forces such as a spring or the force of gravity.
● Expression-
Consider an object of mass m raised above height h from earths surface, work done here is given by
Work = force × displacement
W = F.h
W = mgh
But work done here is nothing but potential energy.
PE = mgh
Hope that was helpful....
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Answer:
Explanation:
It is the energy possessed by an object bcoz of its position relative to other objects, stress within itself, it's electric charge, or other factor...!!!
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