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While drinking water we lift a glass of water up to a certain height.does the water in that glass also possess potential energy?

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Yes,the water posses potential energy.
This calculated by taking the height from ground level.
This is the reason why when you drop the glass,it breaks.
Here the potential energy stored by the glass is converted to kinetic energy when it hits the ground.

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