Jay and Puneet go to the amusement park to play the pin ball game. The figure shows the extent to which each of them pulls the striker. Which one of the following statements is correct?

Options

A. Jay's ball will move faster because spring of his striker is more elastic.
B. Puneet's ball will move faster because the spring of his striker is more elastic.
C. Jay's ball will move faster because the spring of his striker stores more potential energy.
D. Puneet's ball will move faster because the spring of his striker stores more potential energy

Answer

D

Explanation

Since the extension produced in the spring pulled by Puneet is more than that of pulled by Jay. So, spring of his striker stores more potential energy Thus, Puneet.s ball will move faster.