How potential energy changes when you pull a magnet off a refrigerator door

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Chemistry

Lorena Warner

18 February, 13:18

How potential energy changes when you pull a magnet off a refrigerator door

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Roselyn · Answer 1

it changes to kinetic energy since it's being pulled off the refrigerator

Banjo · Answer 2

The potential energy increase.

Explanation:

Potential energy is the energy stored within a physical system. Energy is the ability to do work or cause movement. A free system acts in the way that minimizes the potential energy, so when you pull a magnet off a refrigerator door you are increasing the potential energy of the system because now if you allow the magnet to move freely, it will snap the door to minimize PE.