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There are lots of forms of potential energy. For instance, a piece of wood sitting on the edge of a counter top has potential energy... push it off and it falls. In this case (since you are posting this in the chemistry forum) I am assuming you are talking about chemical energy (another form of potential energy). The answer is yes---and a huge amount of it. Wood is made up principly of water and cellulose. Cellulose is comprised of glucose molecules linked together in long chains. The long chains are held together very well by strong intermolecular forces including many hydrogen bonds. All of the covalent bonds holding the atoms C, H, and O atoms together and the intermolecular forces that hold the cellulose molecules together are very stable---it takes energy to break all these attractive forces and LOTS of it. However, when you burn wood and convert the C into CO2 and the H into H2O you get bonds that are much more stable than the ones in cellulose or the intermolecular forces between the molecules. So there is potential energy in the wood---equal to the chemical energy released when the cellulose is combusted to form CO2 and H2O.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoKinetic energy refers to motion. If a mass is in motion then it is said to have kinetic energy. A lump of wood is a store of chemical energy. This energy is transformed into heat and light when burned.
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∙ 12y agothere is chemical energy that can released through oxidation, aka burning, wood can also have potential energy by being used as a projectile BEFORE it is shot or it can have kinetic energy by moving, floating in a stream,shot from a cannon,dropping.
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∙ 10y agoYes.
Trees use sunlight together with nutrients from the ground and water - and a process called photosynthesis - to grow. Without sunlight, no photosyntesis and no trees and no wood to burn.
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∙ 11y agoBiomass is the energy from plants and plant-derived materials. The sun supports photosynthesis so that these plants can grow. Therefore, biomass is indirectly derived from the sun's energy.
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∙ 13y agochemical energy is stored in wood...
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∙ 15y agoChemical Energy
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∙ 15y agoYes.
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How does the energy from a wood fire actually come from the sun?
light (sun) ----> photosynthesis (chemical energy) mechanical energy ----> cut down the tree work ----> move the tree store chemical energy from sun ----> light so basically photosynthesis gives the tree chemical energy, and when it is burned, the chemical energy is released causing light.
Where did the energy in wood originally come from?
The wood is made of organic carbon compounds produced when the tree grew, using carbon from the carbon dioxide CO2 in the atmosphere and energy from the Sun's light to split the carbon from the oxygen. When the wood is burnt the carbon is recombined with more oxygen from the atmosphere to produce more CO2, and the original energy which came from the Sun is then released as heat.
Where does most of our energy come from?
the sun
Does the energy in a grassland energy pyramid come from the sun?
Yes. Plants get their energy from the Sun.
Which of these kinds of energy does not come from the sun?
nuclear energy
How does the energy from a wood fire actually come from the sun?
light (sun) ----> photosynthesis (chemical energy) mechanical energy ----> cut down the tree work ----> move the tree store chemical energy from sun ----> light so basically photosynthesis gives the tree chemical energy, and when it is burned, the chemical energy is released causing light.
What is energy that come to earth form the sun?
The energy from the Sun is solar energy.
Where did the energy in wood originally come from?
The wood is made of organic carbon compounds produced when the tree grew, using carbon from the carbon dioxide CO2 in the atmosphere and energy from the Sun's light to split the carbon from the oxygen. When the wood is burnt the carbon is recombined with more oxygen from the atmosphere to produce more CO2, and the original energy which came from the Sun is then released as heat.
How does wood sorrel get its energy?
How does the wood sorrel get it's energy?The wood sorrel gets it's energy is by the sun which produces the edible plant. Along with soil and water.
Where does the solar energy come from?
The Sun. The Sun.
What does energy come from?
Energy comes from the sun
Where do energy come from?
from the sun
Where does most of our energy come from?
the sun
How does wood absorb energy from the sun?
heat transfor to radiations
Where do ultrahigh-energy particles come from?
The ultra high energy particles come from the sun. The sun's UV rays the high energy rays.
Does radiant energy come from the sun?
Yes, the sun is a source of radiant energy. The light the sun produces is radiant energy.
Where does the energy of the equasion of photosynthesis come from?
the sun the sun
