Without an external agent doing work, heat will always flow from a hotter to a cooler object. Two objects of different temperature always interact. There are three different ways for heat to flow from one object to another. They are conduction, convection, and radiation.
Answer:
The maximum potential energy of the system is 0.2 J
Explanation:
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When the spring is stretched, it acquires potential energy. When released, the potential energy is converted into kinetic energy. If there is no friction nor any dissipative forces, all the potential energy will be converted into kinetic energy according to the energy conservation theorem.
The equation of elastic potential energy (EPE) is the following:
EPE = 1/2 · k · x²
Where:
k = spring constant.
x = stretching distance.
The elastic potential energy is maximum when the block has no kinetic energy, just before releasing it.
Then:
EPE = 1/2 · 40 N/m · (0.1 m)²
EPE = 0.2 J
The maximum potential energy of the system is 0.2 J
Initially, the experiment has only potential energy (since total energy is the sum of kinetic and potential energy). And at the end, the experment has only kinetic energy.
