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Answer this question At a graduation a student throws up a cap into the air during which part of the cap journey does it have the most Kinetic energy when does it have the most potential energy

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it has the most kinetic energy when it has been released from the hand and the most potential energy while still in the hand
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the cap has the most potential energy when it is not in motion, so when it is on the students head. It has the most kinetic energy when it is in motion, so when it being thrown into the air
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