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LABORATORY REPORT

Experiment Hooke’s Law

Name Mohamad Afiq Bin Mohamad Sharifuzan

Student ID 2020858846

Lab Instructor’s Name Norjuliyati Binti Hamzah

Date of Experiment 14 August 2020

Member 1 Muhammad Danial Wajdi Bin Safiay ( 2020892538 )

Member 2 Muhamad Iqbaal Bin Mohd Razi (2020812394 )

Marks

Comment
INTRODUCTION

The experiment is to be carried out in order to establish the behavior of the three materials in
response to the rule of Hooke.Some examples of Hooke’s Law in real life are in gun,a quake-prove
building,matress,baby spring cradle and vehicle shock absorber.The results will then be analyzed,
interpretting them to determine what is happening physically and the differences between the
materials, and presented with a conclusion.

HOOKE’S LAW
The Law of Hooke is a scientific law which concerns itself with the elasticity of materials. It says that
when force is applied to a spring, the displacement of the spring is directly proportional to the
volume of force applied.

Graphical representation of Hooke’s Law [2]

As an equation, it can be written as:

F = -kx

where F is the force applied to the spring (N).

where x is the length of the spring (m).

where k is the spring constant, the rate at which the spring is displaced (N/m).

Hooke’s law applies, as long as the material is within it’s elastic limit.
If a reasonable amount of force has been exerted to stretch the material past its elastic cap, the
material reaches its plastic zone. With the material in its plastic field, the force applied induces a
permanent displacement of the substance.

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of this experiment is to find the relationship between the mass, m mass (kg )and the
elongation of the spring, ,∆ y (m)

REFERENCES

1. https://www.britannica.com/science/Hookes-law

LISTS OF APPARATUS

Stand with graduated scale,scale pan for masses,springs and set of masses

METHODOLOGY

First, the apparatus is set up. The length , y(m) of spring A is measured without the scale pan
and masses . Secondly , the mass of scale pan, m pan, is weighed and the spring hooked at it. The
length , y 1of the spring is measured . Next , 25g mass , m mass is added into scale pan . The length , y 2
of the spring is measured . Then , step 3 is repeated using mass 50g , 75g , 100g, 125g and 150g.
After that , the whole procedures is repeated to get the second reading then the average reading is
calculated . Lastly , using the same setup, all the above steps is repeated using spring B.

Table 1.1

Mass, Total mass, Force, Length of Spring,y(m) Elongation of spring,

m mass( ( F=mg(N) ∆ y (m)
kg) m pan + mmass Reading Average reading ∆ y = y n− y 0
(kg) y0 1 2 , yn
0.025 0.030 0.294 y1 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.010
0.050 0.055 0.539 y2 0.138 0.140 0.139 0.024
0.075 0.080 0.784 y3 0.158 0.159 0.159 0.044
0.100 0.105 1.029 y4 0.165 0.166 0.166 0.051
0.125 0.130 1.274 y5 0.176 0.177 0.177 0.062
0.150 0.155 1.519 y6 0.195 0.195 0.195 0.080

Table 1.2

Mass, Total mass, Force, Length of Spring,y(m) Elongation of spring,

m mass( ( F=mg(N) ∆ y (m)
kg) m pan + mmass Reading Average ∆ y = y n− y 0
)(kg) y0 1 2 reading , y n
0.025 0.030 0.294 y1 0.120 0.120 0.120 0.020
0.050 0.055 0.539 y2 0.136 0.137 0.137 0.037
0.075 0.080 0.784 y3 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.054
0.100 0.105 1.029 y4 0.171 0.172 0.172 0.072
0.125 0.130 1.274 y5 0.188 0.188 0.188 0.088
 0.150 0.155 1.519 y6 0.204 0.204 0.204 0.104

Pre Lab Question

1. When you apply a 52 N force, a spring extends 13 cm. Assume the spring obeys Hooke's Law.
What is the spring constant (in N/m) for this spring?

F=kx k=54N/0.13m

52N=k(0.13m) k=400N/m

2. As above, when you apply a 52 N force, a spring extends by 13 cm. How much energy was
required to stretch the spring assuming you started from its unstretched length? How much energy
(in Joules) must you use to stretch is another 13 cm (from 13 cm to 26 cm)?

F = kx , F= ?

k = 400 N/m

x= 26 cm/100 = 0.26 m Potential Energy (initial) = ½ kx^2 = ½ x 400 x (0.13)^2

F =400 (0.26) = 3.38J

F = 104N Potential Energy (final) = ½ kx^2 = ½ x 400 x (0.26 )^2

F(added)=104-52 = 13.52 J

=52N Energy used = 13.52 J – 3.388 J = 10.14 J

3. Suppose you have a mass m attached to a spring with constant k. The mass rests on a horizontal
frictionless surface. Its equilibrium position is at x = 0. It is pulled aside a distance A and released.
What is the speed of the mass as it passes the position x = A/2 (in terms of k, m, and A)? (Hint: Use
conservation of energy)

1
Ep= kx2
2
1
Ek= mv 2
2
Ep2−Ep1=Ek

1 2 1 A 2 1 2
2
kA − k
2 2
= mv
2 ( )
1 2 1 2 1 2
kA − kA = mv
2 8 2

3 kA 2 2
=v
4m

3 kA 2
v=
√ 4m