How would using a stiffer spring affect the value for the spring constant?

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loveyou246

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Nov 18, 2009

The spring constant is a measure of the stiffness of the spring. By using a stiffer spring, it results in having a larger k (spring constant) values.
How would this change affect the values for the elastic and gravitational potential energies?

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