Option A is correct. At position W the spring will lose its elastic potential energy. When spring is extended or shortened, work is done. In the spring, elastic potential energy is stored.
What is the elastic potential energy of spring?
When a spring is stretched or compressed, work is done. In the spring, elastic potential energy is stored.
The work done is equal to the elastic potential energy stored, assuming no inelastic deformation has occurred.
The potential energy of the spring is equal to the work done on the spring;
Potential energy = Work done
The mechanical potential energy contained in the structure of a material or physical system as it is forced to elastic deformation by work done on it is referred to as elastic energy.
When things are impermanently crushed, extended, or distorted in any way, elastic energy is released.
The mechanical potential energy stored in the configuration of a material or physical system as it is subjected to elastic deformation by work done on it is referred to as elastic energy.
At position W, the spring has zero deformation. So there should be no stretching causes the potential energy of the system is zero.
Hence option A is correct. At position W the spring will lose its elastic potential energy.
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