
Potential energy is defined


Important Questions on Work, Energy and Power
A stick of mass and length is pivoted at one end and is displaced through an angle The increase in potential energy is



Initially mass is held such that spring is in relaxed condition. If mass is suddenly released, maximum elongation in spring will be


The variation of potential energy of a system is shown in figure. The force acting on the system is best represented by

The variation of potential energy of a body moving along -axis varies with its position as shown in figure
The body is in equilibrium state at

A uniform chain of length and mass is lying on smooth table and one-third of its length is hanging vertically down over the edge of the table. If is the acceleration due to gravity, the work required to pull the hanging part on to the table is
