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

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Bradley Novak

Chemistry

2 November, 23:08

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

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Sullivan · Answer 1

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

Brielle Randall · 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.