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The document summarizes a student's research project on the interconversion of potential and kinetic energy. It defines potential and kinetic energy, explains their relationship using equations, and provides examples like a Maxwell wheel and pendulum to demonstrate how kinetic energy converts to potential energy and vice versa through changes in position while conserving total mechanical energy.

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Study Interconversion24s

The document summarizes a student's research project on the interconversion of potential and kinetic energy. It defines potential and kinetic energy, explains their relationship using equations, and provides examples like a Maxwell wheel and pendulum to demonstrate how kinetic energy converts to potential energy and vice versa through changes in position while conserving total mechanical energy.

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Certificate

This is to clarify that Farhan Ahmad of


class XI ‘A’ has successfully completed
the research on the below mentioned
project under the guidance of Mr. Deepak
Kumar during the year 2023-24.
Index
1. Objective: To study the
interconversion of potential and kinetic
energy
2. Basic theory on potential and kinetic
energy
3. Relation between potential and kinetic
energy
4. Interconversion of potential and
kinetic energy
5. Conclusion
6. Bibliography
Objective: To study the interconversion of
potential and kinetic energy.

Theory:
There are two basic types of energy, potential
energy and kinetic energy. Kinetic energy is a
measure of the work done by an object by virtue of
it’s motion. It depends on the mass and velocity of
the object. Potential energy is the energy
outbrought by the position and height of an object.

Mechanical energy is the sum of kinetic and


potential energies in a system.

The principle of conservation of energy states that


energy can neither be created nor can it be
destroyed; the total mechanical energy in a system
remains constant if the forces acting on the object
are conservative forces.

Relation between potential and kinetic


energy:
Let E, K and U denote mechanical, kinetic and
potential energy respectively.
E=K+U
By principle of conservation of energy,
Change in mechanical energy = change in kinetic
energy + change in potential energy
0=change in kinetic energy + change in potential
energy (E is constant, so change in mechanical
energy=0)
Change in kinetic energy = - (change in potential
energy) and,
Change in potential energy = - (change in kinetic
energy)
Change in K = - (change in U) and vice versa.
From this equation, we can state that increase in
potential energy is equal to decrease in kinetic
energy and vice versa.

The image below is the Maxwell wheel.


 In this instrument, the wheel gains potential
energy as it rises, and as it falls the potential
energy is changed into kinetic energy of the
wheel’s rotation.
 At it’s lowest the position, the P.E. is zero
and the K.E. is maximum.
 As the wheel rises, K.E. is converted to
P.E.
 Maxwell’s wheel is used to demonstrate
the conservation of energy.
Interconversion of potential and kinetic
energy:
 The below image of a simple pendulum allows
us to demonstrate conservation of mechanical
energy.
 The sum of K.E. and P.E. of the system in a
simple pendulum remain constant.
 At the lowest position B, K.E. is at maximum
and all the energy possessed by the system is
kinetic.
 At the highest points A and C, P.E. is
maximum and all the energy possessed at these
points is potential.

Conclusion:
We have discussed the basic definition and relation
between potential and kinetic energy, as well as the
basic concept of energy conservation and conversion.
Bibliography:
en.wikipedia.org
amrita.olabs.edu.in

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