CBSE-XI-Physics
08: Work and Energy
- #9One person says that the potential energy of a particular book kept in an almirah is 20 J and the other says it is 30 J. One of them necessarily wrong?Ans : No, both are correct. We measure potential energy from a reference level chosen by the observer. Therefore, in this case, both observers are measuring the potential energy from different reference levels.
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