Potential Energy Calculator

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Enter the other three values and the calculator finds the one you choose here.
The mass of the object being lifted or raised.
Vertical height above your chosen reference level (the ground, a table, etc.).
Pick a celestial body for surface gravity, or choose Custom g to type your own.
Potential energy
196.133J
Energy in kilocalories0.0469kcal
Energy in watt-hours0.0545Wh
Energy in foot-pounds144.66ft·lbf
Impact speed in free fall14m/s
Joules (J)196.133
Foot-pounds (ft·lbf)144.66

The gravitational potential energy is 196.13 joules.

  • Gravitational potential energy is stored energy due to height: PE = m·g·h.
  • That stored energy equals about 0.0469 kcal or 0.0545 watt-hours.
  • If the object fell back to the reference level, it would arrive at roughly 14 m/s, where all the PE has become kinetic energy.

Next stepAs the object falls, this potential energy converts to kinetic energy (½·m·v²).

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