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Alinara [238K]
3 years ago
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An apple hanging from a limb has potential energy because of its height . If it falls ,what becomes of this energy just before i

ts hits the ground ? when it hits the ground?
Physics
1 answer:
sineoko [7]3 years ago
3 0

Answer: Just before its hits the ground it becomes kinetic energy and when it hits the ground it becomes in another form of energy (acoustic energy or thermal energy, for example)

Explanation:

Energy is the ability of matter to produce work in the form of movement, light, heat, among others.

In this sense, according to the Conservation of Energy principle: <em>"energy is not created or destroyed, it is transformed."</em>

So, in the case of the apple, its total energy is conserved.

When the apple is hanging from a limb, it has zero kinetic energy K_{o}=0 (because it is at rest) and has gravitational potential energy U_{o}, which depends on the mass m, the acceleration due gravity g and the height h:

U_{o}=mgh

When the apple falls, just before its hits the ground, this gravitational potential energy transforms in kinetic energy K_{1} (since the apple is moving), which depends on the mass and velocity V of the apple:

K_{1}=\frac{1}{2}mV^{2}

When the apple hits the ground, the gravitational potential energy is zero (h=0) and the kinetic energy transforms into some other form of energy (acoustic energy or thermal energy, for example).

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