![]() ![]() Magnetic potential energy is present when an object interacts with a magnetic force. Fission releases massive amounts of energy, and is used in nuclear power plants. Once the atom is split open (fission), or is combined with another atom (fusion), that energy is released, and turns into kinetic energy. Nuclear potential energy is contained within an atom. However, a charged battery doesn’t contain electric, but instead contains chemical potential energy. ![]() Your phone, your TV, or an LED flashlight right before you turn them on, all have electric potential energy. For example, a fire getting lit, a bullet being fired from a gun or iron right as it’s about to corrode, all contain chemical potential energy.įor electric potential energy, look no further than the electronic devices around you. Because of this, when you drop them from the same height, the ping pong ball will bounce much higher.Ĭhemical potential energy appears when a strong chemical reaction is about to happen. Obviously, a golf ball is less elastic than a ping pong ball, even though they are the same size. This appears in things such as springs, rubber bands, and elastic balls, when they are stretched out. The concept is similar for elastic potential energy, except it is, logically, connected to elasticity. A ripe fruit that is ready to disconnect from its branch and fall to the ground has gravitational potential energy. So, any object that is near an edge, and is about to fall, such as a book on a table. Essentially, any object that is not in motion, but has the potential to start moving has potential energy. When it comes to gravitational potential energy, we encounter it basically every day. However, it is important to mention that we need to measure the height from the centre of the object’s mass. g is the gravitational acceleration (9.81 m/s 2) and h is the distance of the object from the surface. ![]() For calculating the potential energy of two interacting particles, we use the following formula: E_= m*g*h In classic mechanics, two or more objects that have mass always have a gravitational potential. We will be talking about the first type in this blog post.Īs we said, gravitational potential energy depends on an object’s mass, as well as its distance from another object’s centre of mass.
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