An Ideal Spring Is Used to Fire a 15

question 39

Multiple Choice

An ideal spring is used to fire a 15.0-g block horizontally. The spring has a spring constant of 20 N/m and is initially compressed by 7.0 cm. The kinetic energy of the pellet as it leaves the spring is:

• A) zero
• B) 2.5 * 10^-2 J
• C) 4.9 * 10^-2 J
• D) 9.8 * 10^-2 J
• E) 1.4 J

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