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A stone on ground has zero energy​

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Answer:

Since energy means capacity to do work, when stone is in ground level, it has 0 work because it doesn't covered any distance but when stone lifted at a certain height , it covered a certain distance and work is done. Thus same stone has energy when it is lifted at a height .

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