Energy stored in an object or substance. Examples may include
- gravitational potential energy stored as a result of the elevated position of an object such as a rock on top of a hill or water behind a dam
- elastic? potential energy stored as the result of a deformed solid such as a stretched spring
- chemical potential energy stored in a molecular substance such as a hydrocarbon which may be released by a chemical reaction (see oxidation)
- electrical potential energy
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