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What is potential energy ? Give examples of bodies possessing various forms of potential energy.

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The potential energy possessed by the object is the energy present in it by virtue of its position or configuration.
Examples. Stretched rubber band, winding the key of a toy, stretching a slinky, wind the clock, etc.
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