Chemical Potential Energy

How much it is deformed by compressing or stretching.

the energy stored in bonds

between the particles that make up an object.

A stretched rubber band

A lit candle

A rolling ball

A wound-up toy car

Kinetic energy, Gravitational potential energy

Chemical potential energy, Kinetic energy

Elastic potential energy, Chemical potential energy

Light energy, Chemical potential energy

The rubber band on the left has more kinetic energy than the one on the right.

The rubber band on the right has more kinetic energy than the one on the left.

The rubber band on the right has more elastic potential energy than the one on the left.

The rubber band on the left has more elastic potential energy than the one on the right.

The chemists decrease the stability of bonds in molecules, which makes it easier for energy to be released.

The chemists increase the temperature, which leads to more molecules forming bonds.

The chemists increase the amount of space where the reaction occurs, which leads to more molecules colliding and forming bonds.

The chemists increase the stability of the bonds in molecules, which makes it harder to release energy.