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Chapter 10: Q.37 (page 257)

A system loses400J of potential energy. In the process, it does 400J of work on the environment and the thermal energy increases by 100J. Show this process on an energy bar chart.

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The process on the energy bar chart is given below,

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01

Potential energy : 

Potential energy is the amount of energy stored by an object as a result of its position in relation to other objects, internal tensions, electric charge, and other variables.

02

Explanation : 

Potential energy loss PE=-400J

Work doneW=400J

Thermal energy increase U=100J

The energy bar's process implies that energy is conserved. This energy at the start of the process is the same as the energy at the end.

As a result, the total energy after the procedure is,

∆Eth=400-400+100=100J

The process on the energy bar chart is,

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