Energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position or configuration is:
Potential energy
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Potential energy.
Potential energy is the energy possessed by a body due to its position (e.g., height in a gravitational field) or configuration (e.g., stretched spring or compressed gas). It is stored energy that can be converted into other forms, like kinetic energy.
Other options:
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Nuclear energy – Released during nuclear reactions (fission/fusion), not related to position or configuration.
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Kinetic energy – Energy due to motion, not position.
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Electromagnetic energy – Energy carried by electromagnetic waves (e.g., light, radio waves), unrelated to mechanical position.
Thus, potential energy is the correct choice as it directly depends on an object's state of arrangement or placement in a force field.
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The force exerted by the earth on the moon is:
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Statements:
I) The mass of an object is the same as its weight.
II) The mass of an object is not the same as its weight.
III) Mass is scalar quantity, whereas weight is vector quantity.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
Statements:
I) The Gravitational force between two objects is independent of the distance of separation between two objects.
II) The Gravitational force between two objects is inversely proportional to the square of the distance of the separation between two objects.
III) The Gravitational force between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses.
When an object falls under gravity, the object experiences:
If the acceleration due to gravity of the earth is 6 times the acceleration due to gravity on the moon, which of the following statements is correct?
- Which of the following statements is/are INCORRECT?
A. The value of G on the moon is equal to that on the earth.
B. $26.68 \times 10^{-11}$ N is the force of gravitation between two point masses of 2 kg and 2 kg kept 1 m apart.
C. Newton's law of gravitation is valid in the laboratory only.
D. Force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between two bodies. - What will be the force of attraction between two bodies weighing 20 kg and 50 kg, respectively, with a distance of 2 metre between them?
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