which has the most stored energy? (for my lecture notes)?
A 5kg weight 1m above the floor (PE)
A 45g golf ball travelling at 40 m/s (KE)
A jam doughnut 250kcal (Calories)
A spring compressed 0.1 m by a force of 20kg.
A cup of coffee (black, no sugar) 0.12litres 40 deg above ambient
A Duracell D cell 1.5V 15Amp hours
A bicycle wheel spinning at 10 rps. dia 21cm, mass 0.2kg
I have worked out answers but I don't believe the results - so if someone would be kind enough to check them for me that would be great. I haven't provided the equations or working in case I have one wrong.
Thanks for your hard work and fast response, Bramble,
mine agree with yours except for:
3: 250kcal *4180J/kcal = 1MJ (one of us is out by *1000) and more interestingly the wheel
7: I = kMr^2 so I = 1*0.2* 0.1*0.1 = 0.002kg m^2 approx
angular speed w= 2*pi*10 = 63 radians /sec
E = 0.5 I w^2 = 0.5 * 0.002 * 63 * 63 = 3.969 J
can you spot my error?