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Suppose that you have 2 coiled springs. Both are equally tall, wide, and thick. One has more rings than the other; this means that one is longer than the other when made into a straight line.

Would the longer one produce more force when pressed all the way and then relased?

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All else being equal, the one with fewer rings will be stiffer. The reason is that a given amount of compression of the spring corresponds to more bending of the wire when there are fewer coils.

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