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Potential energy

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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Gravitational potential energy

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Forces and potential energy

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Overview

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Nuclear potential energy

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PE, U, or V
SI unit
joule (J)

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History

Feature of conservative systems

Potential energy for a linear spring

Potential energy for gravitational forces between two bodies

Potential energy for electrostatic forces between two bodies

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Gravitational potential energy

Chemical potential energy

Electric potential energy

Nuclear potential energy

Forces and potential energy

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Potential energy

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related to history · 11
Potential energy → Also, Aristotle, From, He, In, Once, Rankine, Scottish, The, William Rankine, William Thomson
related to overview · 11
Potential energy → Chemical, Common, Coulomb, Delta, Ep, For, Forces, PE, The, There, Thermal
is a · 9
Potential energy → energy by virtue of an object's position relative to other objects, energy difference between the energy of an object in a given position and its energy at a reference position, energy of an electrically charged particle, energy of an object or system due to the body's position relative to other objects, form of energy related not only to the distance between magnetic materials, form of potential energy related to the structural arrangement of atoms or molecules, function of the state a system is in, potential energy of an elastic object, potential energy of the particles inside an atomic nucleus
related to Local approximation · 9
Potential energy → Delta, Earth, Earth's, Fd, However, In, Near, The, Thus
related to General formula · 8
Potential energy → Choosing, For, Given, However, M2, Newton's, Newtonian, Using
related to Gravitational potential energy · 8
Potential energy → As, Consider, Earth's, Gravitational, If, The, Thus, When
related to Magnetic potential energy · 8
Potential energy → B-field, Conversely, Earth's, For, If, Magnetic, The, Two
related to Forces and potential energy · 7
Potential energy → For, GM, GMm, If, In, Potential, The
related to Electrostatic potential energy · 6
Potential energy → Electrostatic, If, It, Qq, The, This
related to Feature of conservative systems · 6
Potential energy → Because, If, In, It, Potential, This

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Potential energyCommon symbolsPE, U, or V1.00infobox
Potential energyDerivations from other quantitiesU = 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…1.00infobox
Potential energySI unitjoule (J)1.00infobox
Potential energyis aenergy of an object or system due to the body's position relative to other objects0.90text
Potential energyis aenergy by virtue of an object's position relative to other objects0.90text
Potential energyis aenergy difference between the energy of an object in a given position and its energy at a reference position0.90text
Potential energyis apotential energy of an elastic object0.90text
Potential energyis afunction of the state a system is in0.90text
Potential energyis aform of potential energy related to the structural arrangement of atoms or molecules0.90text
Potential energyis aenergy of an electrically charged particle0.90text
Potential energyis aform of energy related not only to the distance between magnetic materials0.90text
Potential energyis apotential energy of the particles inside an atomic nucleus0.90text

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