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A ball is placed on a compressed spring. What form of energy does the spring possess? On releasing the spring, the ball flies away. Give a reason.
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SOLVED: When the displacement of a mass on a spring is 1/2a the half of the amplitude, what fraction of the mechanical energy is kinetic energy?
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