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Old 4th Feb 2013, 13:25
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StainesFS
 
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Potential/Chemical Energy?

Strictly speaking, both are right. "Potential" energy describes a group of energy types where some action, e.g. striking a match or dropping an object, is required to "release" the energy. Thus, I would describe the type of energy as chemical potential energy. In fairness, this is usually abbreviated to just chemical energy.

Sorry for the thread drift. Back to Boeing's woes.....
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