Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (4th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Exercises and Problems - Page 130: 16

Answer

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Work Step by Step

We know that $U=\frac{1}{2}Kx^2$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $U=\frac{1}{2}(0.046\frac{pN}{\mu m})(26\mu m)^2$ $U=\frac{1}{2}(0.046\times \frac{1\times 10^{-12}N}{1\times 10^{-6}m})(26\times 10^{-6}m)^2$ $U=1.6\times 10^{-17}J$
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