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Why do you need potential energy?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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It might be more accurate to say that you need to understand potential energy. Whether you want it or not, potential energy exists in our Universe.

Potential energy can be useful as an energy storage, for example, in a water dam. When the water is allowed to fall down, it can move turbines, generating electricity.

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