At what point in the pendulum is the kinetic energy zero

1. At what point in the pendulum is the potential energy maximum?

As an object falls under the influence of gravity, potential energy is greater than kinetic energy after halfway point/ before the halfway point.

As the pendulum falls to its lowest point, its potential energy is converted into kinetic energy. This is because as the pendulum falls to its lowest point, it speeds up more and more. Thus, at its lowest point, the pendulum has its kinetic energy at a maximum

2. At what point in the pendulum is the kinetic energy zero?

Lowest point

An active pendulum has the most kinetic energy at the lowest point of its swing when the weight is moving fastest. An ideal pendulum system always contains a stable amount of mechanical energy, that is, the total of kinetic plus potential energy.

The potential energy of the pendulum is 0 when the pendulum is at its equilibrium position.

3. At what point in the pendulum is the potential energy zero?

The potential energy of the pendulum is 0 when the pendulum is at its equilibrium position. Therefore, at this point, the mechanical energy E is equal to the kinetic energy KE (all the energy at the equilibrium position is kinetic).

4. At what point in the pendulum is the kinetic energy maximums?

As the pendulum falls to its lowest point, its potential energy is converted into kinetic energy. This is because as the pendulum falls to its lowest point, it speeds up more and more. Thus, at its lowest point, the pendulum has its kinetic energy at a maximum.

5. What is the total mechanical energy of the pendulurn?

Ignoring friction and other non-conservative forces, we find that in a simple pendulum, mechanical energy is conserved. The kinetic energy would be KE= ½mv2,where m is the mass of the pendulum, and v is the speed of the pendulum.

Kinetic energy is energy of motion. At every point in the motion of the pendulum the total mechanical energy is conserved. The sum of the gravitational potential energy and the kinetic energy, at each point of the motion, is a constant, which is the total mechanical energy.

6. Describe the Law of Conservation of Mechanical Energy.

Law of Conservation of Mechanical Energy: The total amount of mechanical energy, in a closed system in the absence of dissipative forces (e.g. friction, air resistance), remains constant. This means that potential energy can become kinetic energy, or vice versa, but energy cannot “disappear”.

In physics and chemistry, the law of conservation of energy states that the total energy of an isolated system remains constant; it is said to be conserved over time. For instance, chemical energy is converted to kinetic energy when a stick of dynamite explodes.