Energy

The propeller is wound by a battery operated winder. Click to see a 120kb movie.

The rubber band is wound until the batteries go flat.

Indicate using the slider on the right the amount (in percent) of chemical potential energy in the batteries that is converted to elastic potential energy. Assume no energy loss.

Elastic potential

Indicate using the slider on the left the amount of chemical potential energy present in the batteries.

Chemical potential


 

 

 

 

 

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