We now know that the (negative of) slope of a potential energy vs. position graph is force. October 21, 2022 September 30, 2022 by George Jackson. c. The force is negative. Potential Energy of a Spring The spring-mass system has potential energy only due to the configuration of spring. Pages 27 Ratings 90% (10) 9 out of 10 people found this document helpful; 1. The object feels a force pulling it down the slope toward the location with lower potential energy. He has authored Dummies titles including Physics For Dummies and Physics Essentials For Dummies. Dr. Holzner received his PhD at Cornell. ","hasArticle":false,"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/authors/8967"}}],"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/books/292810"}},"collections":[],"articleAds":{"footerAd":"
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