Force applied /N | Length ofthe spring / om | Extension Produced / mm 10 5 [ 20 21 70. 50 25 a Fillin the missing values. Suggest a value for x and y given that the spring has a limit of proportionality at 105 N. b Find the original length of the spring © Find the spring constant. (10) In your own words describe what the spring constant tells you about a certain spring, [2] Explain how you would do an experiment to determine the spring constant of a spring. Explain what measurements you would take and describe how you would analyze the data obtained. [5] A spring has a spring constant of 0.2 Nm’*. Would it be easy or hard to stretch this spring? {2] Calculate the spring constant for the following springs. @ The spring length increases by 10 cm when a stretching force of 2 N is applied to it b The spring has a natural length of 30 cm and when a stretching force of 12 N is applied, its new length is 33 om, (4)10 ‘A spring has a force constant of 200 Nm’, How much force would be required to increase its length by 25, om? oF A steel cable is used to pull a boat out of the water. If the force required to pull the boat up is 1200. N,, calculate the amount that the cable stretches if the cable has a spring constant of 2.0 x 10° Nm 8 Sketch the force-extension graph of a spring of length 15 cm that has a spring constant of 80 Nm! a Find the force required to extend the length to 20 cm Foree (N), b Find the energy required to extend the spring by haff its original length {5] Extension (m) The graph shows Hooke's law data for a Particular spring. Caloulate a the spring constant. b_ the energy used to stretch the spring by 35, cm. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Extension (em) (6] A.30 cm spring is hung ftom the ceiling and a mass of 1.2 kg is hung from it. The spring stretches to a new length of 38 om, a What is the magnitude of the extension force operating? b_ Whatis the spring constant of the spring? ¢ How much elastic potential energy is stored in the spring? ™" 12 A. student uses the apparatus below to investigate the extension of a spring for different weights. She adds 4 weights and takes some recordings, which are shown in the table. a Complete the table by adding the missing values for the extension. Assume there were no errors in taking the measurement. b The student read that ‘the extension of the spring is proportional to the weight added’ Based on this idea, what would be the expected extension for a weight of 30 N? 40 | 70 60 | © The extension of the spring is not always proportional to the weight added because of the limit of proportionality. Explain what the limit of proportionality is. d_ Suggest a kind of instrument that uses the idea that a spring can’extend proportionally? The graph shows the results of an experiment done to investigate the relationship between the force and extension of a spring a The student made an error in taking the: readings for this experiment. State the error and accurately draw the correct b Label the point on the graph where the spring reached its limit of proportionality. (4) Extension of the spring graph on the same figure (om) 17) 10 2 30 40 Force (N) 50 60 70