How does Potential Energy converted into Kinetic Energy? ?

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Potential energy (PE) is converted into kinetic energy (KE) when an object falls from a height, as its PE decreases while its KE increases. The total energy remains constant if no energy is lost to air resistance or drag, following the principle of conservation of energy. As the object descends, all potential energy can theoretically be transformed into kinetic energy. This relationship illustrates the dynamic interchange between potential and kinetic energy during free fall. Understanding this conversion is fundamental in physics.
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As we know that every object that has kinetic energy could also have potential energy. Now suppose an object is in rest at a distance of h meter from ground so it has some potential energy and no kinetic energy, now if it starts to fall towards the ground can we say that its total potential energy will be converted into kinetic energy?
 
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Sampad Saha said:
See,As a ball falls its Kinetic energy is increasing and its Potential energy is decreasing. so total potensial could be converted into total kinetic energy...
 
Sampad Saha said:
..suppose an object is in rest at a distance of h meter from ground so it has some potential energy and no kinetic energy, now if it starts to fall towards the ground can we say that its total potential energy will be converted into kinetic energy?

Yes (assuming no energy is lost to air resistance/drag).

Applying conservation of energy... PE + KE = Constant.
 

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