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Types of energy

Eduardo Longa

Radiation Protection and Radiobiology

Professor : Dr. Yolanda Acebo

Florida National University

05/09/2020

energy

Energy, in physics is the capacity to do work and exists in many different forms.

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Types Of energy

Mechanical

Chemical

Heat

Electrical

Nuclear

Electromagnetic

Mechanical

The result of the action of machines or physical movement

Two types Mechanical Energy:

Potential

Kinetic

Potential Energy

Stored energy that depends upon the relative position of various parts of a system.

Potential energy is a property of a system and not of an individual body or particle.

Kinetic Energy

Form of energy that an object or a particle has by reason of its motion.

Kinetic energy is a property of a moving object or particle and depends not only on its motion but also on its mass.

CHEMICAL

Chemical energy is either released (exothermic reaction) or absorbed (endothermic reaction) during a chemical reaction.

In an exothermic reaction, heat is released, creating warmth.

In an endothermic reaction, the heat is absorbed, creating cooling.

Heat

Also called thermal energy.

It is the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another because of a difference in temperature.

Temperature is a measure of Heat Energy

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Electrical

The form of energy related to a flow of electrons called a current through a conductor.

Can be used to move charged particles through a wire from a power plant to our homes and businesses.

nuclear

Nuclear energy is stored in the nucleus of atoms.

This energy is released when the nuclei are combined (fusion) or split apart (fission).

Nuclear power plants split the nuclei of uranium atoms to produce electricity.

electromagnetic

Electromagnetic energy is the result of electric and magnetic disturbances in space.

It is a form of energy that travels through space as waves.

X-rays are a form of man-made electromagnetic energy.

References

Mechanical energy. (n.d.). Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/science/mechanical-energy

Carlton, R. R., & Adler, A. M. (2012). Principles of radiographic imaging: An art and a science. Cengage Learning.

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