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Specific potential energy is
potential energy In physics, potential energy is the energy held by an object because of its position relative to other objects, stresses within itself, its electric charge, or other factors. Common types of potential energy include the gravitational potentia ...
of an object per unit of mass of that object. In a gravitational field it is the acceleration of gravity times height, e_u=gh.


See also

Specific mechanical energy Specific mechanical energy is the mechanical energy of an object per unit of mass. Similar to mechanical energy, the specific mechanical energy of an object in an isolated system subject only to conservative forces will remain constant. It is ...
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