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Question 16

A spring-loaded launcher fires a ball vertically upwards. The ball has a weight of 0.60 N. The launcher, ball, Earth and surrounding air are treated as a closed system.

The table shows the changes in energy stores between the release of the spring and the moment the ball has risen 2.0 m above its starting position.

Energy storeChange in energy
elastic potential energy store of the springdecreases by 2.40 J
kinetic energy store of the ballincreases by 0.85 J
gravitational potential energy store of the ball and Earthincreases by ?
thermal energy stores of the launcher and surrounding airincrease by ?

Calculate the increase in the thermal energy stores of the launcher and surrounding air.

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