The Hooke’s Law Experiment

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The Hooke’s Law experiment Hypothesis: The bigger the force acting on the spring, the bigger is the extension of the spring. Aim: To investigate the relationship between the force acting on a spring and the extension of the spring. Variables: Independent variable: Force acting on spring. Dependent variable: Extension of spring Fixed variables : Thickness of spring Apparatus: Spring, slotted weights, a stand, a clamp, ruler Diagram: Procedure: 1. The apparatus is set up as shown in the diagram above. 2. A slotted weight of 20 g is hanged onto the spring to provide the pulling force (F = 0.2 N). 3. The extension of the spring, x, is measured using the meter rule placed at the side. 4. The experiment is repeated 4 more times by adding a slotted weight 20 g each time until the total mass is 100 g. 5. The extension of the spring is also measured each time. 6. A graph of extension x (cm) against mass m (gramme) is then plotted. Results: Spring Constant Mass (N) | Weights | Total | Extension | Spring Constant | 0.1 | 1 | 0.065 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.085 | 0.035 | 0.07 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.105 | 0.055 | 0.165 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.123 | 0.073 | 0.292 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.145 | 0.095 | 0.475 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.162 | 0.112 | 0.672 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.178 | 0.128 | 0.896 | Rubberband Mass (N) | Weights | Total | Extension | Spring Constant | 0.1 | 1 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.192 | 0.092 | 0.184 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.262 | 0.162 | 0.486 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.338 | 0.238 | 0.952 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.403 | 0.303 | 1.515 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.453 | 0.353 | 2.118 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.501 | 0.401 | 2.807 | Analysis: Rubberband Spring The graph of extension against mass shows a straight line passing through the point of origin (0,0). Conclusion: The extension of the

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