Question

Compare and contrast elastic and chemical potential energy. Which statement is true?
Group of answer choices

Both are stored forms of energy.

Chemical potential energy is stored in the deformation of objects.

Elastic potential energy is stored in chemical bonds.

Both are forms of kinetic energy.

Answer 1

Correct answer: Both are stored forms of energy.

Explanation: Elastic potential energy is stored when an object is deformed (stretched, compressed) and can be released as work; chemical potential energy is stored in the arrangement of atoms and the chemical bonds in molecules. The other statements are incorrect: chemical energy is not stored in macroscopic deformation, elastic energy is not stored in chemical bonds, and neither is a form of kinetic energy — they are both potential energy.