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Monday, September 9, 2013

Potential energy; Kinetic energy; Specific internal energy


Potential energy (PE) is defined as the energy of position.

Kinetic energy (KE) is the energy of motion.

The specific internal energy (u) of a substance is its internal energy per unit mass.

Kelvin (K) scale


The absolute temperature scale that corresponds to the Celsius scale is called the Kelvin (K) scale.