Energy represents itself in various forms. For a physics student it is required that he must be aware of all these forms. In this article we shall discuss the 5 forms of Energy.I like to share this Heat Transfer Rate with you all through my article.
Introduction to the 5 forms of Energy
Energy is defined as the amount of work done by a force.
Energy can neither be created nor be destroyed. It can only be changed from one form to another.
Five forms of energy:
(a) Heat energy
(b) Internal energy
(c) Electrical energy
(d) Chemical energy
(e) Nuclear energy
Description of 5 forms of energy
1. Heat energy :It is the energy possessed by a body by virtue of random motion of the molecules of the body.
2. Internal energy : It is the total energy possessed by the body by virtue of particular configuration on its molecules and also their random motion. Does internal energy of the body is the some of potential and kinetic energies of the molecules of the body. Potential energy is due to configuration of the molecules against inter molecular forces and kinetic energy is due to random motion of the molecules.
3. Electrical energy : Electrical energy arises on account of work required to be done in moving the free charge carriers in a particular direction through a conductor.
5 forms of Energy (cont.)
4. Chemical energy : Chemical energy of a body, say a chemical compound is the energy possessed by it by virtue of chemical bonding of its atoms. The chemical energy becomes available in a chemical reaction. Chemical energy arises from the fact that the molecules participating in the chemical reaction have different binding energies. A stable chemical compound has less energy then the separated parts. A chemical reaction is basically a rearrangement of atoms.
5. Nuclear energy : Nuclear energy is the ;energy obtainable from an atomic nuclear. Two distinct modes of obtaining nuclear energy are :
(a) Nuclear fission
(b) Nuclear fusion
Nuclear fission involves splitting of a heavy nucleus into two or more lighter nuclei, where as nuclear fusion involves fusing of two or more lighter nuclei to form a heavy nucleus.
Introduction to the 5 forms of Energy
Energy is defined as the amount of work done by a force.
Energy can neither be created nor be destroyed. It can only be changed from one form to another.
Five forms of energy:
(a) Heat energy
(b) Internal energy
(c) Electrical energy
(d) Chemical energy
(e) Nuclear energy
Description of 5 forms of energy
1. Heat energy :It is the energy possessed by a body by virtue of random motion of the molecules of the body.
2. Internal energy : It is the total energy possessed by the body by virtue of particular configuration on its molecules and also their random motion. Does internal energy of the body is the some of potential and kinetic energies of the molecules of the body. Potential energy is due to configuration of the molecules against inter molecular forces and kinetic energy is due to random motion of the molecules.
3. Electrical energy : Electrical energy arises on account of work required to be done in moving the free charge carriers in a particular direction through a conductor.
5 forms of Energy (cont.)
4. Chemical energy : Chemical energy of a body, say a chemical compound is the energy possessed by it by virtue of chemical bonding of its atoms. The chemical energy becomes available in a chemical reaction. Chemical energy arises from the fact that the molecules participating in the chemical reaction have different binding energies. A stable chemical compound has less energy then the separated parts. A chemical reaction is basically a rearrangement of atoms.
5. Nuclear energy : Nuclear energy is the ;energy obtainable from an atomic nuclear. Two distinct modes of obtaining nuclear energy are :
(a) Nuclear fission
(b) Nuclear fusion
Nuclear fission involves splitting of a heavy nucleus into two or more lighter nuclei, where as nuclear fusion involves fusing of two or more lighter nuclei to form a heavy nucleus.
