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The energy possessed by a compressed spring is:
AKinetic Energy
BElastic Potential Energy
CGravitational Potential Energy
DNuclear Energy
✓ Correct Answer: B — Elastic Potential Energy
Compression or stretching of a spring stores energy due to change in its shape, known as elastic potential energy.
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