Question

Which of the following does the potential energy of an object depend upon?

• A. position of the object
• B. shape of the object
• C. Mass of the object
• D. All of these

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C)

The correct options are
A

position of the object

B

shape of the object

C

Mass of the object

The potential energy of an object is the product of mg times the height of the center of mass of the object. If the position of the object refers to the position of the center of mass w.r.t the reference point, then the dependency on shape is taken care of, (Position of the center of mass will depend on the shape)