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Which event occurs because of time dilation when identical atomic clocks at different gravitational potentials are compared?

A)Lower clock frequency at lower altitude
B)Higher clock frequency at lower altitude
C)Equal frequency despite altitude variance
D)No frequency shift; gravity is irrelevant

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Lower altitude implies stronger gravitational potential; the equivalence principle dictates gravitational effects are similar to acceleration, which always causes time dilation; therefore the atomic clock ticks slower rather than faster, because of reduced spacetime curvature.

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