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I What sort of energy can be stored?

  1. Jun 27, 2016 #1

    Saippo

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    So apparently something like heat or work cannot be stored but things like kinetic energy or PE can be...? Can someone clarify this? Is it because heat and work aren't state functions?
     
    Saippo, Jun 27, 2016
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  3. Jun 27, 2016 #2

    davenn

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    hi there

    so what definitions have you discovered for heat and for work ?
    come back with what you find :smile:


    Dave
     
    davenn, Jun 27, 2016
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