A wound watch spring has ________ energy.

Mechanical

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Kinetic

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Potential

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Kinetic and potential

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Solution

The correct option is C Potential
A wound spring has potential energy. The spring does not possesses kinetic energy until it is released and it starts to move. Hence energy in the form of potential energy is stored in the spring and when it is unwind it transfers its energy to the moving parts in the form of kinetic energy.

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