Mechanical energy is the energy that is possessed by an object due to its motion or due to its position. It can either be kinetics or potential. In this problem you know it starting position so you can calculate it's potential energy (PE):
<span>PE=mass∗gravity∗height=0.3kg∗9.8m/s2∗1.8m=?
</span>The answer will typically be given in joules:
1J=kg∗m2s2 Could be wrong... But I believe it is 5.3...? as a final product.
The formula for potential energy is
E(p) = mgh
(Mass x gravity x height)
Therefore energy = (5.3)(9.8)(6.6)
= 342.8 J
How did I get 9.8?
9.8 is the constant for gravity
I believe the answer is Microwaves (just to clarify, not the oven). They're widely used for communications.<span />
<span>The change in the electron's potential energy is equal to the work done on the electron by the electric field. The electron's potential energy is the stored energy relative to the electron's position in the electric field. Vcloud - Vground represents the change in Voltage. This voltage quantity is given to be 3.50 x 10^8 V, with the electron at the lower potential. The formula for calculating the change in the electron's potential energy (EPE) is found by charge x (Vcloud - Vground) = (EPEcloud - EPE ground) where charge is constant = 1.6 x 10^-19. Filling in the known quantities results in the expression 1.6 x 10^-19 (3.50 x 10^8) = (EPEcloud - EPEground) = 5.6 x 10^-11. Therefore, the change in the electron's potential energy from cloud to ground is 5.6 x 10^-11 joules.</span>
