Eli5: what exactly is energy?

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Like, i know it’s the ability to do work and all that, but this isn’t what energy is, it’s what energy does. What IS energy tho?

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Might be dumb but, WHY is energy there? Can’t two atoms interacting, just go and collide with each other rather than interacting with their energy shells?

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