The conditions that determine whether a system is in stable, unstable, or neutral equilibrium depend on how the system responds to disturbances. In stable equilibrium, the system returns to its original state after a disturbance. In unstable equilibrium, the system moves further away from its original state after a disturbance. In neutral equilibrium, the system remains in its new state after a disturbance.
An object is in a state of neutral equilibrium when its center of gravity is directly above its base of support, and any disturbance does not cause it to move.
The ball is in stable equilibrium because it is at rest in its lowest energy state. If displaced slightly, it will return to its original position.
Amplitude is the measure from the neutral position to one of the extremes. For a mechanical wave it may be difficult to determine the neutral level. You could also find amplitude by taking the difference between the extreme high and extreme low and then divide by 2.
When an object discharges static electricity, it returns to a neutral state. This means it has neither a positive nor negative charge and is once again at equilibrium with its surroundings.
Neutral or in equilibrium
There are three types of equilibrium: stable equilibrium, where a system returns to its original state after a disturbance; unstable equilibrium, where a system moves further away from its original state after a disturbance; and neutral equilibrium, where a system remains in its new state after a disturbance.
An object is in a state of neutral equilibrium when its center of gravity is directly above its base of support, and any disturbance does not cause it to move.
Original Answer: When we say equilibrium, it is a state of balance. Meaning the summation of all forces in a system is equal to zero and the three states of equilibrium are; stable, unstable and neutral. Equilibrium has many different meanings, depending on what subject (chemistry or physics) or what topic (energy or forces). Dealing with energy there are three types of equilibrium. Stable is when any sort of movement will heighten the object's potential energy. When objects in stable equilibrium are moved, they have a tendency to fall back to their original position. For instance, a skateboarder at the bottom, in the middle, of a ramp. Either way the skateboarder moves, his/her potential energy will increase because he/she will be raising in height. The boarder will also roll back to the bottom of the ramp if he/she doesn't exert any sort of energy to maintain the new position. Unstable is when any sort of movement will lower the object's potential energy. When such objects are moved, they cannot return to their original position without some exertion of energy. For instance, when a coin is placed on its side, it exhibits unstable equilibrium. Any sort of push will cause the coin to fall flat, lowering its center of mass. The coin will not return to its side unless someone picks it up and resets it. Neutral is when any sort of movement does not affect the object's potential energy. For instance, a ball on a table exhibits neutral equilibrium. If the ball rolls, the center of mass stays at the same height and thus it maintains the same equilibrium.
Neutral Equilibrium
The ball is in stable equilibrium because it is at rest in its lowest energy state. If displaced slightly, it will return to its original position.
In neutral equilibrium, displacement in either direction would not affect the potential energy of the particle, therefore, the graph would be horizontal.
In physics there are two common types of equilibrium: static equilibrium and neutral equilibrium. Equilibrium usually is related to potential energy, for a system to be at equilibrium it must maintain the balance between the two types of mechanical energy: potential and kinetic. The first equilibrium: static means that the system is in a relatively low (relatively means that there could be lower energy but the current states is a local minimum), thus small disturbances to the system will be returned to its original equilibrium. The other type of equilibrium is neutral equilibrium, the relative energies of the system is constant, thus disturbances to the system will move the system but it will remain at the same equilibrium value, and the system makes no effort to return to its original state. Please take a look at the graph for a visualization of these 2 types.
How do you determine what? If you are asking how do you measure the voltage between Hot and Neutral, I suggest a voltmeter. If you are asking how do you differentiate between Hot and Neutral in home wiring, the Hot is Black and Neutral is White.
Neutral
in their natural state, Na and Cl are neutral, unstable. When reacting, Na will lose an electron to Cl, and the resulting Na+ is eletrostatically attracted to Cl-. In the end, two neutral unstable compounds form a single polar, stable compound that is neither reactive like sodium or toxic like chlorine
Neutral potential refers to a state where no particular advantage or disadvantage exists in a given situation. It represents a point where there is a balance between positive and negative forces, resulting in a state of neutrality or equilibrium.
materials have ability to get an equilibrium state i,e they try to be stable add sugar in water sugar highly concentrated solid water neutral so they become equilibrium by dissolving process as homogeneous solution