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What is the potential energy of a 2kg potted plant that is on a 2 meter high plant stand?
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What is the potential energy of a 2kg potted plant that is on a 2 meter high plant stand?

User Dario Piotrowicz
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Potential energy relative to the floor =

(mass) x (gravity) x (height off the floor) =

(2kg) x (9.8 m/s²) x (2m) =

39.2 kg-m²/sec² = 39.2 joules


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