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If you were to walk down stairs would you have more potential energy at the top or at the bottom?

You would have more potential energy at the top because your potential energy is directly proportional to the height. Potential energy is equal to mass(kg) x height(m) x gravitational pull(10m/s), and is measures in Joules(J).


How do different forms of potential energy depend on the objects position or chemical composition?

Basically potential energy is always stored in a body because of its position or chemicalcomposition. Firstly, I will elaborate potential energy because of position. The formula of potential energy is P.E = mgh which shows that a body of mass "m", is when at a height of "h" then it has potential energy equivalent to mgh. In this formula "g" is the force of gravity that is 9.8 newton. Now when a body changes its position then if there is an increase in height then potential energy is produced. The reason is that mass of body and gravity is constant while only height is changing, therefore, P.E is only dependent on height in such case. When a ball is thrown up then it gains P.E. Similarly, Elastic potential energy is produced when it is stretched and it stores energy. Potential energy is dependent on Chemical composition in the case of atoms and molecules. The structure of atom has a specific orbital arrangement. When atoms form bonds then their position is changed and they can go from lower orbit to upper orbit. In this way the newchemical composition has changed the potential energy of atom.


How would you explain the difference between potential and kinetic energy?

Kinetic energy is energy related to movement. The formula is (1/2) mass times velocity squared. Potential energy is energy of position. The formula for gravitional potential energy is mgh (mass times gravitation times height).


Which electrons have the most energy in a atom?

Potential energy. Potential energy = mass * gravitational constant * height As you see, the further the electron is from the nucleus ( how " high " it is ) the more energy it contains. So, that would be the outer valance electron(s).


Why is potential energy referred to as potential energy?

Because theres no other way to put it! Basically Potential energy is energy that is stored within a body that can be released at some stage due to an external effect. The most basic example is gravitational potential energy where energy used to lift a body is stored inside it and when you let go that same energy is used to pull it back down to earth.

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Which does not affect the gravitational potential energy of an object?

The mass of the object does not affect the gravitational potential energy. Gravitational potential energy is determined by the object's height and the acceleration due to gravity.


What Does not affect the gravitational potential energy of an object?

The mass of the object does not affect its gravitational potential energy. Gravitational potential energy depends only on the height of the object above a reference point and the strength of the gravitational field.


Energy at a height is called what?

Energy related to the height of an object is gravitational potential energy.Energy related to the height of an object is gravitational potential energy.Energy related to the height of an object is gravitational potential energy.Energy related to the height of an object is gravitational potential energy.


Why does the height affect the loop on a marble rollercoaster?

I would have gravitational potential energy, which is energy due to height.


Does speed affect gravitational potential energy of an object?

Does speed 'effect' the gravitational potential energy of an object? No, but gravitational potential energy can be converted into kinetic energy - so the gravitational potential energy can effect the speed. Ep = mgh Energy Potential = mass * 9.81 (gravity) * height Speed / Velocity is absent from that equation.


What variables affect Gravitational potential energy?

The variables that affect gravitational potential energy are the object's mass, the height at which the object is lifted, and the strength of the gravitational field (usually constant near the surface of the Earth).


What factors affect the amount of gravitational potential energy?

Mass, gravity, height.


How do the mass and height of an object affect the gravatational potential energy?

The gravitational potential energy of an object increases with both its mass and height. The formula for gravitational potential energy is PE = mgh, where m is the mass of the object, g is the acceleration due to gravity, and h is the height of the object above the reference point. As the mass or height increases, so does the gravitational potential energy.


How do the mass and height of an object affect the gravitational potental energy?

The gravitational potential energy of an object increases with both its mass and height. As the mass of an object increases, so does its gravitational attraction to the Earth, resulting in higher potential energy. Similarly, as the height of an object increases, it has more gravitational potential energy due to being further from the Earth's surface.


What will affect the amount of gravitational potential energy?

The mass, height and the force of gravity at the location.


How does mass affect gravitational potential energy?

the formula for gravitational potential energy if mgh(mass X gravity X height). gravity is always 9.81m/s2. assume height is constant, more mass means more gravitational potential energy and vice versa


How do the mass and height of object affect the gravitational potential energy?

potential energy is mass times height times gravity acceleration; so for example if you double the height or double the mass you double the potential energy