Question

How much elastic potential energy does a spring store when it is compressed by 0.2 m if it has a spring constant of 5 N/m?​

Answer 1

0.1 J of elastic potential energy will be stored by the spring when it gets compressed by 0.2 m if it has the spring constant of 5 N/m.

Elastic potential energy can be defined as the potential energy stored by the spring when it is stretched or compressed.

• Amount of energy stored in the elastic material or spring is directly proportional to the amount of compression or elongation.
• It is represented by U.
• Mathematically, U = $\frac{1}{2} k x^{2}$ ; k is the spring constant and x is the compression or expansion suffered by the spring

According to the question.

Compression in the spring, x = 0.2 m

Spring constant, k = 5 n/m

Elastic potential Energy, U = $\frac{1}{2} (0.2)^{2} (5)$

U = 0.1 J

0.1 J of elastic potential energy will be stored by the spring.

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