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A spring with spring-constant of 100 n/m is compressed 0.10 m. what is its maximum stored elastic potential energy

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Ganezh [65]3 years ago

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Elastic potential energy stored in a spring is

(1/2) · (spring constant) · (stretch or compress)² .

PE = (1/2) · (100 N/m) · (0.1 m)²

PE = (50 N/m) · (0.01 m²)

PE = (50 · 0.01) (N · m / m²)

PE = 0.5 N · m

PE = 0.5 Joule

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