Hooke’s Law
Objectives:
Background:
Hooke’s law states that extension of a spring is proportional to applied force.
If a spring obeys Hooke’s law, then a graph of applied force against extension will be a straight line, whose gradient (slope) is k:
The equation of the straight line is:
where:
= stretching force applied to the spring
= spring constant
= extension of the spring
Part 1: Validating Hooke’s Law
Open the following simulator and click the lab option:
https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/masses-and-springs/latest/masses-and-springs_en.html
Mass added (g) | Weight (N) | Extension (mm) |
100g
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Table 1
Part 2: Determining Unknown Masses
Using your value for the spring constant in part 1, determine the masses of the two unknown, red and blue masses in the simulation. Show your working and measurements taken for this part. To get a good average result, at least 3 measurements should be taken of each mass.
red mass = ……………………….. g
blue mass = …………………………..g
Part 3: Determining Unknown Value of Gravity
Change the ‘Gravity’ to ‘Planet X’.
The value of is no longer but something unknown.
Using your spring constant from part 1, determine the unknown value of for this planet. Show your working and measurements taken for this part. To get a good average result, at least 3 measurements should be taken of each mass.
unknown = ………………………………..
Part 4: Analysing Systems of Springs
Open the simulation below and press the systems open:
https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/hookes-law/latest/hookes-law_en.html
Two Springs in Parallel
( | ( | F (N) | Extension (m) | Total ( |
100 N
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100 N
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100 N
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100 N
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Table 2
Two Springs in Series
( | ( | F (N) | Extension (m) | Total ( |
100 N
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100 N
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100 N
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100 N
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Table 3
Explain which student’s model is correct based on your results.
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