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What is elastic potential energy and give and a example

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Many objects are designed specifically to store elastic potential energy, for example: The coil spring of a wind-up clock. An archer's stretched bow. A bent diving board, just before a divers jump

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Elastic Potential Energy is stored in elastic items.

A example of Elastic Potential Energy is a rubber band. When you stretch it, and it shoots off your finger. Where the rubber band gives off Elastic Potential Energy, is when you stretch it on your fingers, before you let it go.

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