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Potential Energy - Energy due to Position

Potential energy is an energy processed by object due to its position, SI unit of PE is joule (j), term potential energy was coined by William Rankine.
Use this online calculator to calculate Potential energy of object.

Potential Energy

To calculate Potential Energy:

  • What you want to calculate

  • Mass(M)

    kg

  • Acceleration of Gravity(g)

    m/s2

  • Height(h)

    m

  • Potential Energy(PE)

    j

  •  

Formula:
Potential Energy:
PE = m x g x h

Mass:
m = PE/(g x h)

Acceleration of Gravity:
g= PE/(m x h)

Height
h=PE/m x g

Where,
m = Mass
g = Acceleration of Gravity
h = Height.
Gravitational Acceleration of the earth is 9.8 m/sec2


Potential energy is an energy processed by object due to its position, SI unit of PE is joule (j), term potential energy was coined by William Rankine.
Use this online calculator to calculate Potential energy of object.

Know More - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potential_energy