Work, Energy, and Power

Energy, defined as the capacity of a body to carry out work, can be of various types, such as thermal energy, mechanical energy, kinetic energy, potential energy, etc. In physics, we talk majorly about kinetic energy and potential energy. Kinetic energy is the energy of the body by virtue of its motion. Potential energy exists […]

In general potential energy is described as the form of energy stored in an object’s body. It helps in determining the objects’ state of motion or rest.  However, it is present in different forms; hence its definition varies. We will know potential energy forms: gravitational potential energy, elastic potential energy, electric potential energy, and spring

The relationship between work and energy is significant. There are a few ways which can be explained as work done. When an object is displaced by applying a force, such as a pull or a push, it is said to be work done. To put it another way, energy is defined as the ability to

The amount of work needed for moving a unit of charge from one reference point to another specific point against an electric field is known as electric potential. Electric charges have electric fields around them, and a charge has to do work to change its position in the field. Central forces are said to be

Every object has the ability to do mechanical work. An object possesses stored energy and kinetic energy. Both forms of energy together form the total mechanical energy. In a closed system, mechanical energy can neither be increased nor decreased, but it remains constant throughout the motion. This phenomenon is known as the law for the