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Which of the following has the most potential energy?

Which of the following has the most potential energy?<br/>

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Asked by Rajeckit, Last updated: Apr 18, 2024

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John Smith

John Smith

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John Smith

Answered Oct 30, 2016

A car at the top of a hill
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Markda John

Markda John

Markda John
Markda John

Answered Jan 01, 2018

The item with the most potential energy is the car at the top of the hill, or “A”. Potential energy is the energy that is stored in the item. The item has the potential to do something. There is not much else a car can do at the top of a hill, except going down. A car going down the hill has what is called kinetic energy. Kinetic energy is energy being used to do something. It’s active energy, while potential energy is a passive kind of energy.

As the other answer mentions, the equation for figuring out the amount of potential energy in an item is (ug=mgh). This equation can be used to find potential energy, and there is no end to the amount of potential energy an item can have.

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pedram

pedram

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Pedram

Answered Dec 21, 2017

We have formula for this (ug = mgh)

forheight : A=C>B

for mass : A=B>C

so answer is A

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John Adney

John Adney

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John Adney

Answered Apr 03, 2017

The car at the top of the hill has a greater potential energy because it could fall easier than the others
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