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Which kind of energy does a stretched rubber band have

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It has potential energy.
User Matt Passell
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A stretched rubber band has potential energy.

Potential energy is the energy of position.

You put work energy into the band when you stretched it.

Now, the band has the potential to do work when you let go and allow it to return to its unstretched state.

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