If you are talking about charged bodies that collide and stay together, then the energy goes into heat and EM-radiation. If it's an electron positron pair that annihilate each other, then it all goes into EM-radiation.CuriousBanker said:...once it gets to the postive charge, what form of energy does that KE turn into?
It depends on the circumstances. There could be a chemical bond formed if the KE exceeds the threshold energy - in which case the PE change of the new molecule could account for all the KE. The two objects could bounce apart after an elastic collision.CuriousBanker said:what form of energy does that KE turn into?
Electrical potential energy (PE) is the energy that a charged object possesses due to its position in an electric field.
When two charged objects with opposite charges are brought closer together, they experience a force of attraction. This force is a result of the electrical potential energy between the two objects.
No, electrical potential energy does not turn into something else when charges attract. It is simply converted into kinetic energy as the charged objects move towards each other.
Yes, electrical potential energy can be calculated using the formula PE = qV, where q is the charge of the object and V is the potential difference in the electric field.
No, electrical potential energy and electrical potential are two related but distinct concepts. Electrical potential is a measure of the electric potential energy per unit charge, while electrical potential energy is the total energy of a charged object in an electric field.