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__________ energy is stored if the spring is compressed.

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Potential

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Kinetic

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Heat

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Light

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Solution

The correct option is A
Potential

The energy stored in a spring if it is compressed is called potential energy. It will be converted to kinetic energy when we release a compressed spring.

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