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What is meant by the term potential energy ? Give its two examples.

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if energy transferred to a body does not cause a change in its velocity or speed, it gets stored up as its potential energy. (i) A body raised to some height from the ground. (ii) A wound - up spring of a clock or a stretched bow.
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