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Potential Energy - specific typesPotential Energy - related terms"Potential energy"Definition: Potential energy, or stored energy, is the ability of a system to do work due to its position or internal structure. For example, gravitational potential energy is a stored energy determined by an object's position in a gravitational field while elastic potential energy is the energy stored in a spring.
As a form of energy, the SI units for potential energy are the joule (J) or newton-meter (N*m). Potential Energy - specific typesPotential Energy - related terms |
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