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A stretched spring possesses:

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kinetic energy

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elastic potential energy

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electric energy

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magnetic energy

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Solution

The correct option is D elastic potential energy
Elastic potential energy is Potential energy stored as a result of deformation of an elastic object, such as the stretching of a spring. It is equal to the work done to stretch the spring, which depends upon the spring constant k as well as the distance stretched.

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