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The tension in the spring is....

The tension in the spring is.

A

Zero

B

`2.5N`

C

`5N`

D

`10N`

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The correct Answer is:
C
`5N` force will not produce any tension in spring without support of other `5N` force. So here the tension in the soring will be `5N` only.
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