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Whats potential energy?

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potential energy is the energy held by an object because of its position relative to other objects, stresses within itself, its electric charge, or other factors.

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Potential energy is the latent energy in an object at rest, and is one of two forms of energy. The other form, kinetic energy, is the energy expressed by an object in motion. The actual potential energy of an object depends on its position relative to other objects.

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