5.2.16

Elastic Potential Energy

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Work Done on a Spring

When a force stretches a spring or compresses another object, work is done. When this work is done, energy is transferred into an elastic potential energy store.

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Compressing a spring

  • When we compress a spring, elastic potential energy is stored in the spring (so long as a spring isn’t inelastically deformed!).
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Elastic potential energy stored

  • The elastic potential energy stored in a spring is equal to the work done when stretching it.

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