A spring-powered dart gun is un-stretched and has a spring constant 16.0 N/m. The spring is compressed by 8.0 cm and a 5.0 gram projectile is placed in the gun. The kinetic energy of the projectile when it is shot from the gun is

A. 0.125 J.
B. 0.090 J.
C. 0.075 J.
D. 0.051 J.
E. 0.030 J.


D. 0.051 J.

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