$(a)$ What is meant by potential energy? Is potential energy a vector or scalar quantity?
$(b)$ Give one example of a body having potential energy.
$(b)$ Give one example of a body having potential energy.
(N/A) Potential energy is the energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position or configuration. It is a scalar quantity because it has only magnitude and no direction.
$(b)$ $A$ stretched string of a bow is an example of a body having potential energy due to its change in configuration.
$(b)$ $A$ stretched string of a bow is an example of a body having potential energy due to its change in configuration.
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