heavy block is suspended from a vertical spring. The elastic potential energy stored in the spring is 0.80 J. What is the stretch of the spring if the spring constant is 100.0 N/m?  Question 11 options:   2 .0 cm   4.0 cm   8.0 cm   10.0 cm   13.0 cm

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A heavy block is suspended from a vertical spring. The elastic potential energy stored in the spring is 0.80 J. What is the stretch of the spring if the spring constant is 100.0 N/m? 

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2 .0 cm

 

4.0 cm

 

8.0 cm

 

10.0 cm

 

13.0 cm

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