What are the units of potential energy?
Potential energy is measured in Joules (J). Simple as that!
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You'll find potential energy in joules, named after James Prescott Joule, the guy who made sure our energy units sound fancy.
It's Joules (J), folks. One Joule equals one kilogram meter squared per second squared (kg路m虏/s虏).
Just Joules (J).
Having worked with energy calculations in engineering for years, I can tell you that we always use Joules (J) for potential energy.
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