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What is a non example of gravitational, chemical, magnetic, electrical, elastic potential energy (not in high school or chemistry btw)

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A non-example of potential energy includes movement, which is related to kinetic energy, atomic force, which pertains to subatomic interactions not classified under macroscopic potential energies, and covalent bonds which alone don't constitute potential energy but hold chemical potential energy within them.

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Potential energy is the energy an object has because of its position in a force field, such as gravitational, chemical, magnetic, or electrical fields. To understand what non-examples of potential energy are, we must think of situations that do not involve these fields or the position of objects within them. For instance, D. Movement is not an example of potential energy because it pertains to kinetic energy, which is the energy of an object in motion, not its position. Similarly, A. Atomic force is more complex and pertains to the interactions at the subatomic level, typically not classified under the umbrella of macroscopic potential energies like gravitational or elastic. Lastly, E. Covalent bonds are related to chemical potential energy, but they alone are not potential energy; it's the energy stored in such bonds that is considered potential energy.

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