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Which describes how the spring constant affects the potential energy of an object for a given displacement from an equilibrium position?

The higher the spring constant, the greater the gravitational potential energy.
The lower the spring constant, the greater the gravitational potential energy.
The higher the spring constant, the greater the elastic potential energy.
The lower the spring constant, the greater the elastic potential energy.

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The higher the spring constant, the greater the elastic potential energy.

Reason: elastic potential energy for a spring is U = 1/2 k x^2, so for a given displacement x, increasing k increases U.