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Ajay and Atul have been asked to determine the potential energy of a ball of mass m kept on a table as shown in the figure. What answers will they get? Will they be different? What do you conclude from this?

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  • According to Ajay P.E1 = mgh1 and according to Atul P.E2 = mgh2
  • Yes, the answer will be different as the two heights are different. 
  • Potential energy is relative.

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