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Potential Energy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chemical potential energy | The energy that is stored in atomic bonds and is absorbed or released is called chemical potential energy. |
| conductor | object that permits the flow of electricity |
| elastic potential energy | Elastic potential energy is Potential energy stored as a result of deformation of an elastic object, such as the stretching of a spring |
| electrical current | the rate at which charge flows past a point |
| electrical potential energy | A measure of the work required by an electric field to move electric charges. OR The voltage per unit of charge. |
| gravitational potential energy | energy an object possesses because of its position in a gravitational field |
| magnetic potential energy | the form of energy related not only to the distance between magnetic materials, but also to the orientation, or alignment, of those materials within the field. |