Explain the statement “Potential Energy is relative”. - Vidyadip

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Explain the statement “Potential Energy is relative”.

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The potential energy of an object is determined and calculated according to a height of the object with respect to the observer.
So, the person staying on 6th floor more potential energy than those staying on the 3rd floor.
But, the person on the 6th floor will have lesser potential energy than on the 8th floor. Hence potential energy is relative.

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