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* One end of a light spring is attached to a ping-pong ball, the other end to a heavy metal block that is fixed to a thin-wire holder (see Figure P13.76). You hold this setup so that the metal block is above the surface of water in a beaker (the initial state). You then slowly lower the setup until the metal block touches the bottom of the beaker (the final state). Represent the process with an energy bar chart, choosing the water, the ball, the spring, the block, and Earth as the system. Assume that the mass of the ball and the mass of the spring are much smaller than the mass of the block and so can be ignored. Indicate any other assumptions that you made.
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