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Grade 11Mechanics

sir when a spring is elongated does the block attached to spring have PE

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12 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Rinkoo Gupta
12 Years ago

If the block is gently released from the stretched position (x = xf), the stored potential energy in the spring will start to be converted to the kinetic energy of the block, and vice versa. Neglecting frictional forces, Mechanical energy conservation demands that, at any point during its motion.

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