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| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158770/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158770&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ec31595e720e1529e49876c3866fff6e ''Potential energy, of particles, page 90, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA ''] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:09, 10 November 2019
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Potential energy is the energy of an object associated with its position in a field of force.
About Potential Energy
- For attractive forces the potential energy increases as the distance between the objects increases.
- Particles in a gas have more potential energy than in a solid because the particles are attracted to each other but further from one another.
- For repulsive forces the potential energy increases as the distance between the objects decreases.
- The potential energy stores you should know are: