Ch-11
Work and Energy
Work
Positive and Negative Work
ENERGY
Potential Energy
The potential energy possessed by the object is the energy present in it by virtue of its position or configuration.
Kinetic energy
For example -falling coconut, a speeding car, a rolling stone, a flying aircraft, flowing water, blowing wind, a running athlete etc. possess kinetic energy.
Ek=1/2mv2
Law of conservation of energy
According to this law, energy can only be converted from one form to another; it can neither be created or destroyed. The total energy before and after the transformation remains the same. The law of conservation of energy is valid in all situations and for all kinds of transformations.
Mgh +1/2mv2=CONSTANT
POWER
Power is defined as the rate of doing work or the rate of transfer of energy. If an agent does a work W in time t, then power is
given by:
Power = work/time SI unit is Watt
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