Electrostatic Potential Energy April 5th

+ + The cart is held at rest.

+ + The cart is released.

+ - The cart is held at rest.

+ - The cart is released.

+ - Where did the cart gets its kinetic energy from?

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+ Where did this energy come from?

+ + Electrostatic energy: energy stored in the interaction between two objects with extra positive or negative particles.

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+- The electrostatic energy is represented by: