Potential Energy

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.Potential energy is energy stored within a physical system as a result of the position or configuration of the different parts of that system. It is called potential energy because it has the potential to be converted into other forms of energy, such as kinetic energy, and to do work in the process. The SI unit of measure for energy and work is the joule. The term "potential energy" was coined by the 19th century Scottish engineer and physicist William Rankine.

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Potential energy is energy stored within a physical system as a result of the position or configuration of the different parts of that system. It is called potential energy because it has the potential to be converted into other forms of energy, such as kinetic energy, and to do work in the process. The SI unit of measure for energy and work is the joule. The term "potential energy" was coined by the 19th century Scottish engineer and physicist William Rankine.