(III) A scallop forces open its shell with an elastic material called abductin, whose Young’s modulus is about 2.0x 106 N/m2 If this piece of abductin is 3.0 mm thick and has a cross-sectional area of 0.50cm2 how much potential energy does it store when compressed 1.0 mm?

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 (III) A scallop forces open its shell with an elastic material called abductin, whose Young’s modulus is about 2.0x 106 N/m2 If this piece of abductin is 3.0 mm thick and has a cross-sectional area of 0.50cm2 how much potential energy does it store when compressed 1.0 mm?

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