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Energy

  • Energy is the ability to do work or to cause change.
  • Potential energy is stored energy or energy of position.
    • Mechanical (elastic) potential energy, is energy stored in an object by tension, like a spring or a rubber band.
    • Chemical potential energy is energy stored in chemical bonds.
    • Nuclear energy is the energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.
    • Gravitational potential energy is energy stored in an object’s height. (GPE = mgh)
  • Kinetic energy is energy of motion.
    • Thermal energy is energy of heat, or energy from the movement of atoms or molecules.
    • Radiant energy is the energy of waves
    • Electrical energy is the energy of electrons moving through a wire.
    • Sound energy is the energy in the compressional waves of sound
    • Motion – energy of objects in motion
  • Law of conservation of energy: energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only transformed.
  • Energy resources used to generate electrical energy are either nonrenewable (fossil fuels, nuclear) or renewable (solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, biomass)
  • Most electricity generating plants use energy to turn a turbine, which is attached to a generator that generates electricity.

Energy

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Chemistry: Physical Science