# Potential energy and kinetic energy

**URL:** <https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/potential-energy-and-kinetic-energy/10554>\
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**Created:** [November 14, 2024, 12:20pm UTC](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/potential-energy-and-kinetic-energy/10554 "2024-11-14T12:20:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![artur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@artur](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/u/artur)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 12:20pm UTC](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/potential-energy-and-kinetic-energy/10554/1 "2024-11-14T12:20:48Z")

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GROMACS version: 5.1.2  
GROMACS modification: No  
Hello  
Is it possible to obtain the potential energy between pairs of water molecules over time?  
Is it possible to obtain the kinetic energy of each water molecule?

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**Author:** ![mj.rezayani](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/gromacs.bioexcel.eu/mj.rezayani/32/3918_2.png) [@mj.rezayani](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/u/mj.rezayani)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 12:27pm UTC](https://gromacs.bioexcel.eu/t/potential-energy-and-kinetic-energy/10554/2 "2024-11-14T12:27:50Z")

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Hi,

You can use `gmx energy` for kinetic and potential energy:  
[https://manual.gromacs.org/current/onlinehelp/gmx-energy.html](https://manual.gromacs.org/current/onlinehelp/gmx-energy.html)