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Question
State the energy changes that occur in a watch spring while it unwinds.
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Solution
A wound-up watch spring has potential energy stored in it due to its wound upstate.
The spring UNWINDS itself, the potential energy changes into KINETIC ENERGY with which it moves the arms of the watch.
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