alleryStart learning →Energy an object has because of its position, composition or condition is called:
APotential energy
BKinetic energy
CRadiant energy
DNuclear energy
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Potential energy
1. One scheme classifies energy into two types.
2. Potential energy is the energy an object has because of its relative position, composition, or condition.
3. Kinetic energy is the energy that an object possesses because of its motion.
4. A battery has potential energy because the chemicals within it can produce electricity that can do work.
_Source: OpenStax Chemistry 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 5 'Thermochemistry', sections 5.1-5.3_
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