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In physics, potential energy is the energy of an object or system due to the body's position relative to other objects, or the configuration of its particles. The energy is equal to the work done against any restoring forces, such as gravity or those in a spring.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Potential energy | Common symbols | PE, U, or V | 1.00 | infobox |
| Potential energy | Derivations from other quantities | U = mgh (gravitational) U = .mw-parser-output .sfrac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .sfrac.tion,.mw-parser-output .sfrac .tion{display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.5em;f… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Potential energy | SI unit | joule (J) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Potential energy | is a | energy of an object or system due to the body's position relative to other objects | 0.90 | text |
| Potential energy | is a | energy by virtue of an object's position relative to other objects | 0.90 | text |
| Potential energy | is a | energy difference between the energy of an object in a given position and its energy at a reference position | 0.90 | text |
| Potential energy | is a | potential energy of an elastic object | 0.90 | text |
| Potential energy | is a | function of the state a system is in | 0.90 | text |
| Potential energy | is a | form of potential energy related to the structural arrangement of atoms or molecules | 0.90 | text |
| Potential energy | is a | energy of an electrically charged particle | 0.90 | text |
| Potential energy | is a | form of energy related not only to the distance between magnetic materials | 0.90 | text |
| Potential energy | is a | potential energy of the particles inside an atomic nucleus | 0.90 | text |
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