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When a mass on a spring is at maximum displacement, what quantity is at a minimum?

acceleration
velocity
net force
amplitude

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Velocity.

At maximum displacement (the turning point) the mass reverses direction so its speed is zero. The restoring force and acceleration are largest in magnitude there (F = −kx), and amplitude is the maximum displacement itself.