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What factor determines the amount of elastic potential energy stored in a device?
What factor determines the amount of elastic potential energy stored in a device?
Which type of device can store elastic potential energy due to either compression or stretching?
Which type of device can store elastic potential energy due to either compression or stretching?
What is the constant of proportionality in Hooke's Law known as?
What is the constant of proportionality in Hooke's Law known as?
What happens to the force required to compress a spring as the compression increases?
What happens to the force required to compress a spring as the compression increases?
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When a spring is at its equilibrium position, what is its potential energy state?
When a spring is at its equilibrium position, what is its potential energy state?
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In terms of potential energy, what can the equilibrium position of a spring be called?
In terms of potential energy, what can the equilibrium position of a spring be called?
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What is the relationship between the force and stretch (or compression) in certain springs?
What is the relationship between the force and stretch (or compression) in certain springs?
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Which physical quantity does Hooke's Law address?
Which physical quantity does Hooke's Law address?
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What determines the amount of elastic potential energy stored in a spring according to Hooke's Law?
What determines the amount of elastic potential energy stored in a spring according to Hooke's Law?
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$F_{ ext{spring}} = kx$ is associated with which law of physics?
$F_{ ext{spring}} = kx$ is associated with which law of physics?
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