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When an elevator descends from the top of a building and stops at the ground floor what becomes the energy that had been potential energy?
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∙ 10y ago
Most of elevator's potential energy was transferred to its massive
counterweight, which was lifted high up in the shaft as the elevator
descended. Some of its energy was dissipated in both heat and noise.
Also, don't forget about the kinetic energy that the car had while it was
moving. Most of that was absorbed by either a mechanical brake, or else
by the motor that's usually replacing the energy lost from the system.
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What is the falling phase of action potential?
Hyperpolarization (the membrane potential becomes more negative)
If the kinetic energy of the coaster goes up What happen to the potential energy?
uh, down? (yes, down) The potential energy, as in a compressed spring, goes to zero as the spring is released. The potential energy (sort of) becomes the kinetic energy. (Now, I'm sure that that statement could get an argument in the physics study room in the science building, but it'll get you by...)
When potential energy turns into electrical energy which form of energy does potential first become?
Potential energy becomes static energy in the form of a difference of potential energy between two bodies, or clouds of charged particles. For instance the motion of any object against another object causes particles to become statically charged. That is potential and electrical. Once an electrical path is found between those fields the electrical force becomes similar to kinetic force and this is current.
If the axolemma becomes more permeable to potassium ion?
a stronger stimulus will be required to cause an action potential
What causes cell membrane to depolarize?
It's during the "rising phase" when the membrane potential becomes more positive.
If a resting potential becomes more negative what happens to the cell?
When the membrane potential becomes more negative it is being hyperpolarized. Remember the resting membrane potential is already at a negative state (~70mV). So if you are making a comparison of a membrane potential that is hyperpolarized in comparison to a resting membrane potential, the resting membrane potential is said to be more depolarized.When the membrane potential becomes more positive it is called depolarization.
How can you tell kinetic energey and potential energy apart?
Potential energy is energy that is soon to become kinetic energy.Say there is a rock on the top of a hill.That is potential energy.When it falls it becomes kinetic energy.
What type of energy does a roller coaster have at the top of the hill?
potential energy because it is storing and building all its power then when it is released it becomes kinetic energy (potential energy wasting)
When an elevator desends from the top of a building and stops at the ground floor what becomes the energy that had been potenial energy?
The potential energy must somehow be taken away, "destroyed" so to speak. It might be converted to heat through friction. It is also possible - in theory - to return the energy to the electrical network, or to store the energy somewhere to recover it later, but I don't think that this is how elevators usually work.
What is the falling phase of action potential?
Hyperpolarization (the membrane potential becomes more negative)
When you throw a ball potential energy becomes?
kenetic energy
If the kinetic energy of the coaster goes up What happen to the potential energy?
uh, down? (yes, down) The potential energy, as in a compressed spring, goes to zero as the spring is released. The potential energy (sort of) becomes the kinetic energy. (Now, I'm sure that that statement could get an argument in the physics study room in the science building, but it'll get you by...)
What was Excitation and Inhibition about?
Excitation and Inhibition occur in the neurons. Excitation is when a neuron becomes depolarized and fires an action potential. Inhibition is when a neuron becomes hyperpolarized preventing it from firing an action potential.
What is the terminal potential in the short-circuit?
in the case of short-circuit the current is maximum hence the terminal potential is becomes zero
Is the energy stored in the bonds between atoms potential or kinetic energy?
It is potential energy. It becomes kinetic when a bond is broken.
What is it called when potential energy becomes kinetic energy?
It is called the transformation of energy.
Before you drop something what kind of energy does it have?
potential. And then when you drop it, it becomes kinetic.
