2011-04-01, 10:25 AM
Kalovale Wrote:I believe this is true. Potential energy converts fully into kinetic energy. (pardon terminologies, I didn't study it in English)
This. Somewhat.
Assuming zero energy loss,
Reduction in Potential Energy = Gain in Kinetic Energy
So not all the Potential Energy gets converted. If the pendulum bob is still a certain height h above the ground at the bottom of its swing, it will still contain some Gravitational Potential Energy. Still, delta P.E. = delta K.E.
Simple as that.
Assuming zero energy loss,
Reduction in Potential Energy = Gain in Kinetic Energy
So not all the Potential Energy gets converted. If the pendulum bob is still a certain height h above the ground at the bottom of its swing, it will still contain some Gravitational Potential Energy. Still, delta P.E. = delta K.E.
Simple as that.