Question

What is potential energy? Explain different types of potential energy.

Answer 1

Answer:

Potential energy, stored energy that depends upon the relative position of various parts of a system. A spring has more potential energy when it is compressed or stretched. A steel ball has more potential energy raised above the ground than it has after falling to Earth.

• Potential energy is energy that is stored in an object or substance.
• Gravitational potential energy is energy in an object that is held in a vertical position.
• Elastic potential energy is energy stored in objects that can be stretched or compressed.

Answer 2

Answer :

• Potential energy is the energy held by an object because of its position relative to other objects, stresses within itself, its electric charge, or other factors.
• Potential energy is one of the two main forms of energy, along with kinetic energy.

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There are two main types of potential energy and they are:

1. Gravitational Potential Energy

• The gravitational potential energy of an object is defined as the energy possessed by an object rose to a certain height against gravity.

1. Elastic Potential Energy

• Elastic potential energy is the energy stored in objects that can be compressed or stretched such as rubber bands, trampoline and bungee cords

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FORMULA :

Work done on the object = force × displacement.

$\begin{gathered}\begin{gathered}: \implies \underline{ \boxed{\displaystyle \sf \bold{\: W\: =\: m\:×\:g\:×\:h \:=\: mgh }} }\\ \\\end{gathered}\end{gathered}$

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