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A long spring when stretched by x cm, ha...

A long spring when stretched by `x cm`, has a potential energy `U`. On increasing the stretching to `nx cm,` the potential energy stored in spring will be

A

`U/n`

B

nU

C

`n^2U`

D

`U/n^2`

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C
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