Name: AIM HYPOTHESIS APPARATUS AND MATERIALS ARRANGEMENT OF THE APPARATUS

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To investigate and verify Hooke s law for simple springs Hooke s law states that when an elastic materials (e.g. a spring) is subjected to a force F, its extension x is proportional to the applied force. 1 spring, retort stand and clamp, metre ruler, a mass hanger, pin, 50 g masses

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Manipulated variable: .. Responding variable: . Controlled variable: . 1. Set up the equipment as shown in Figure 1. Hang a mass hanger so that the spring is vertical. 2. Measure and record the initial position of the indicator pin. 3. Add a 50 g mass to the mass hanger and record the position of the pin. This position minus the position of the pin in step 2 will be equal to the extension of the spring. 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 by adding more 50 g mass, each time recording the total added mass and the corresponding extension. 1 2 3 4 . (Student rewrites the above procedures/steps using passive sentences) 1. Calculate the applied force (F) for each mass added. Results: Table 1 Mass/g Force/N Initial Final Extension/cm Position Position 0 50 100 150 200 250 2. Draw a graph of extension against force. Student will get full marks if the graph includes such criteria 1) Title of the graph 2) Right labels on Y/X- axis 3) Right scales 4)Correct Points 5) Most perfect best-fit line According to Hooke s Law, the force applied is proportional to the extension. F x F = kx The manipulated variable is the force and a graph of extension against force is plotted. What is the value of spring constant, k obtained from the graph? ..

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According to your results, do the springs behave according to the Hooke s law? . 1 .. 2 ..