Can acid remove a spring's potential energy?

Published: May 23, 2022, 1:35 a.m.

b'Listener Mark wrote in to ask \'What happens to the potential energy of a compressed coil spring that is dissolved in acid?\'. Otis Kingsman sprung to action in speaking with Dr Martin Buzza from the University of Hull to find the answer to this question. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists'