Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 8 - Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy - Conceptual Questions - Page 244: 5

Answer

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Work Step by Step

We know that in the given scenario, the applied force is greater than the restoring force which makes the spring deformed and the restoring force is now no longer conservative because it cannot do the work to bring the spring to its original state.
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