A 12.0 kg bucket of water is lifted 8.00 m from the bottom of a well to the top. How much potential energy does it have?
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0 kg, the acceleration due to gravity is approximately 9.8 m/s^2, and the height is 8.00 m. Plugging in these values into the formula, we get: Potential Energy = 12.0 kg * 9.8 m/s^2 * 8.00 m Calculating this expression, we find: Potential Energy = 940.8 J Show more…
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