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For each pair,which has higher potential energy?(a) The
Chapter 2, Problem 7P(choose chapter or problem)
For each pair,which has higher potential energy?
(a) The fuel in your car or the gaseous products in its exhaust
(b) Wood in a fire or the ashes after the wood burns
Questions & Answers
QUESTION: Problem 7P
For each pair,which has higher potential energy?
(a) The fuel in your car or the gaseous products in its exhaust
(b) Wood in a fire or the ashes after the wood burns
ANSWER:
Solution 7P
Here we have to state for each pair,which has higher potential energy.
Potential energy: Potential energy is determined by the position of an object or by the chemical composition of the substance.
Step 1
(a) The fuel in your car or the gaseous products in its exhaust
Fuel in our car (gasoline and oxygen) have more chemical potential energy than the exhaust gases they form.