UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES

College of Science and Mathematics

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

PHYS120|PHYS101 – PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERS

LABORATORY ACTIVITY SHEET NO. 3

Hooke’s Law

Leader: Tan, Jan Lloyd C. - 2021300141

Members: Sapanta, Patrick - 2021304572 Codero, Heddah - 2021300968
Ebareta, Katrina - 2021300949 Lesaca, Trisha - 2021300402

I. Data and Results:

A. For 5 N/m Spring

Mass of hanger: 5 g

Calculated
MTOTAL of
force of the
the hanging Spring Constant
hanging mass Spring’s Spring
Hanging mass (kg) (Experimental) Percentage
(N) Elongation constant
Mass (g) (Including Slope of the Error
(Including (m) (Standard)
mass of graph
mass of
hanger)
hanger)
5 0.010 0.098 N 0.017 m 5 N/m 5.213
10 0.015 0.147 N 0.026 m 5 N/m 5.213
15 0.020 0.196 N 0.035 m 5 N/m 5.213 4.26%
20 0.025 0.245 N 0.045 m 5 N/m 5.213
25 0.030 0.294 N 0.055 m 5 N/m 5.213
30 0.035 0.343 N 0.064 m 5 N/m 5.213

Force v.s. Stretch

0.4

0.35 0.343

0.3 0.294

0.25 0.245

0.2 0.196

0.15 0.147

0.1 0.098

0.05

0
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07

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B. For 8 N/m Spring

Mass of hanger: 5 g

Calculated
MTOTAL of
force of the
the hanging Spring Constant
hanging mass Spring’s Spring
Hanging mass (kg) (Experimental) Percentage
(N) Elongation constant
Mass (g) (Including Slope of the Error
(Including (m) (Standard)
mass of graph
mass of
hanger)
hanger)
10 0.015 0.147 0.002 8 N/m 8.448 N/m
20 0.025 0.245 0.013 8 N/m 8.448 N/m
30 0.035 0.343 0.026 8 N/m 8.448 N/m 5.6%
40 0.045 0.441 0.039 8 N/m 8.448 N/m
50 0.055 0.539 0.048 8 N/m 8.448 N/m
60 0.065 0.637 0.060 8 N/m 8.448 N/m

Force v.s. Stretch

0.7
0.637
0.6
0.539
0.5
0.441
0.4
0.343
0.3
0.245
0.2
0.147
0.1

0
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07

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C. For 70 N/m Spring

Mass of hanger: 5 g

Calculated
MTOTAL of the
force of the
hanging Spring Constant
hanging mass Spring’s Spring
Hanging mass (kg) (Experimental) Percentage
(N) Elongation constant
Mass (g) (Including Slope of the Error
(Including (m) (Standard)
mass of graph
mass of
hanger)
hanger)
150 0.155 1.519 0.002 70 N/m 74.24
200 0.205 2.009 0.007 70 N/m 74.24
250 0.255 2.499 0.014 70 N/m 74.24 6.06%
300 0.305 2.989 0.020 70 N/m 74.24
350 0.355 3.430 0.028 70 N/m 74.24
400 0.405 3.969 0.035 70 N/m 74.24

Force v.s. Stretch

4.5

4 3.969

3.5 3.43
3 2.989

2.5 2.499

2 2.009

1.5 1.519

0.5

0
0 0.005 0.01 0.015 0.02 0.025 0.03 0.035 0.04

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II. Computations:

A. Variation of Mass for the 5 N/m spring

Calculate Total Mass

1. Hanging Mass: 5 g
Mtotal = 0.005 + 0.005 = 0.010 kg

2. Hanging Mass: 10 g
Mtotal = 0.010 + 0.005 = 0.015 kg

3. Hanging Mass: 15 g
Mtotal = 0.015 + 0.005 =0.020 kg

4. Hanging Mass: 20 g
Mtotal = 0.020 + 0.005 = 0.025 kg

5. Hanging Mass: 25 g
Mtotal = 0.025 + 0.005 = 0.030 kg

6. Hanging Mass: 30 g
Mtotal = 0.030 + 0.005 = 0.035 kg

Calculate Force (F = mg)

1. Hanging Mass: 5 g
F = (0.010 kg) (9.8 m/s2 ) = 0.098 N

2. Hanging Mass: 10 g
F = (0.015 kg) (9.8 m/s2 ) = 0.147 N

3. Hanging Mass: 15 g
F = (0.020 kg) (9.8 m/s2 ) = 0.196 N

4. Hanging Mass: 20 g
F = (0.025 kg) (9.8 m/s2 ) = 0.245 N

5. Hanging Mass: 25 g
F = (0.030 kg) (9.8 m/s2 ) = 0.294 N

6. Hanging Mass: 30 g
F = (0.035 kg) (9.8 m/s2 ) = 0.343 N

Calculate Spring’s Elongation

1. Hanging Mass: 5 g
1m
1.7 cm x = 0.017 m
100 cm

2. Hanging Mass: 10 g
1m
2.6 cm x = 0.026 m
100 cm

3. Hanging Mass: 15 g

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 1m
3.5 cm x = 0.035 m
100 cm

4. Hanging Mass: 20 g
1m
4.5 cm x = 0.045 m
100 cm

5. Hanging Mass: 25 g
1m
5.5 cm x = 0.055 m
100 cm

6. Hanging Mass: 30 g
1m
6.4 cm x = 0.064 m
100 cm

Calculate Slope of the Graph

Point A = (𝑥1 = 0.017 , 𝑦1 = 0.098) | Point B = (𝑥2 = 0.064 , 𝑦2 = 0.343)

∆𝐹
F = kx → k =
∆𝑋

∆𝐹
k=
∆𝑋
𝑦2 − 𝑦1
k=
𝑥2 − 𝑥1
(0.343)−(0.098)
k=
(0.064)−(0.017)

k = 5.213 N/m

Calculate Percentage Error

% = | E – T / T x 100 |
% = | 5.213 – 5 / 5 x 100|
% = 4.26 %

B. Variation of Mass for the 8 N/m spring

Calculate Total Mass

1. Hanging Mass: 10 g
Mtotal = 0.010 + 0.005 = 0.015 kg

2. Hanging Mass: 20 g
Mtotal = 0.020 + 0.005 = 0.025 kg

3. Hanging Mass: 30 g
Mtotal = 0.030 + 0.005 =0.035 kg

4. Hanging Mass: 40 g
Mtotal = 0.040 + 0.005 = 0.045 kg

5. Hanging Mass: 50 g
Mtotal = 0.050 + 0.005 = 0.055 kg

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6. Hanging Mass: 60 g
Mtotal = 0.060 + 0.005 = 0.065 kg

Calculate Force (F = mg)

1. Hanging Mass: 10 g
F = (0.015 kg) (9.8 m/s2 ) = 0.147 N

2. Hanging Mass: 20 g
F = (0.025 kg) (9.8 m/s2 ) = 0.245 N

3. Hanging Mass: 30 g
F = (0.035 kg) (9.8 m/s2 ) = 0.343 N

4. Hanging Mass: 40 g
F = (0.045 kg) (9.8 m/s2 ) = 0.441 N

5. Hanging Mass: 50 g
F = (0.055 kg) (9.8 m/s2 ) = 0.539 N

6. Hanging Mass: 60 g
F = (0.065 kg) (9.8 m/s2 ) = 0.637 N

Calculate Spring’s Elongation

1. Hanging Mass: 5 g
1m
0.2 cm x = 0.002 m
100 cm

2. Hanging Mass: 10 g
1m
1.3 cm x = 0.013 m
100 cm

3. Hanging Mass: 15 g
1m
2.6 cm x = 0.026 m
100 cm

4. Hanging Mass: 20 g
1m
3.9 cm x = 0.039 m
100 cm

5. Hanging Mass: 25 g
1m
4.8 cm x = 0.048 m
100 cm

6. Hanging Mass: 30 g
1m
6 cm x = 0.060 m
100 cm

Calculate Slope of the Graph

Point A = (𝑥1 = 0.002 , 𝑦1 = 0.147) | Point B = (𝑥2 = 0.060 , 𝑦2 = 0.637)

∆𝐹
F = kx → k =
∆𝑋

∆𝐹
k=
∆𝑋

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 𝑦2 − 𝑦1
k=
𝑥2 − 𝑥1

(0.637)−(0.147)
k=
(0.060)−(0.002)

k = 8.448 N/m

Calculate Percentage Error

% = | E – T / T x 100 |

% = | 8.448 – 8 / 8 x 100|

% = 5.6 %

C. Variation of Mass for the 70 N/m spring

Calculate Total Mass

1. Hanging Mass: 150 g

Mtotal = 0.150 + 0.005 = 0.155 kg

2. Hanging Mass: 200 g

Mtotal = 0.200 + 0.005 = 0.205 kg

3. Hanging Mass: 250 g

Mtotal = 0.250 + 0.005 =0.255 kg

4. Hanging Mass: 300 g

Mtotal = 0.300 + 0.005 = 0.305 kg

5. Hanging Mass: 350 g

Mtotal = 0.350 + 0.005 = 0.355 kg

6. Hanging Mass: 400 g

Mtotal = 0.400 + 0.005 = 0.405 kg

Calculate Force (F = mg)

1. Hanging Mass: 10 g
F = (0.155 kg) (9.8 m/s2 ) = 1.519 N

2. Hanging Mass: 20 g
F = (0.205 kg) (9.8 m/s2 ) = 2.009 N

3. Hanging Mass: 30 g
F = (0.255 kg) (9.8 m/s2 ) = 2.499 N

4. Hanging Mass: 40 g
F = (0.305 kg) (9.8 m/s2 ) = 2.989 N

5. Hanging Mass: 50 g
F = (0.355 kg) (9.8 m/s2 ) = 3.430 N

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6. Hanging Mass: 60 g
F = (0.405 kg) (9.8 m/s2 ) = 3.969 N

Calculate Spring’s Elongation

1. Hanging Mass: 5 g
1m
0.2 cm x = 0.002 m
100 cm

2. Hanging Mass: 10 g
1m
0.7 cm x = 0.007 m
100 cm

3. Hanging Mass: 15 g
1m
1.4 cm x = 0.014 m
100 cm

4. Hanging Mass: 20 g
1m
2 cm x = 0.020 m
100 cm

5. Hanging Mass: 25 g
1m
2.8 cm x = 0.028 m
100 cm

6. Hanging Mass: 30 g
1m
3.5 cm x = 0.035 m
100 cm

Calculate Slope of the Graph

Point A = (𝑥1 = 0.002 , 𝑦1 = 1.519) | Point B = (𝑥2 = 0.035 , 𝑦2 = 3.969)

∆𝐹
F = kx → k =
∆𝑋

∆𝐹
k=
∆𝑋

𝑦2 − 𝑦1
k=
𝑥2 − 𝑥1

(3.969)−(1.519)
k=
(0.035)−(0.002)

k = 74.24 N/m

Calculate Percentage Error

% = | E – T / T x 100 |

% = | 74.24 – 70 / 70 x 100|

% = 6.06 %

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III. Conclusion:
Overall, the idea of the experiment conforms to Hooke’s law. It is taken that the value of the spring’s
elongation is proportional to its force. Meaning to sayx, the heavier the weight, the more it carries greater force.
The greater the force, the more the string elongates. The spring constant here keeps the hanging mass from
falling since it causes equilibrium to the motion. It is also understood that there is only a low chance of percentage
error, meaning to say the value taken from the experiment are quite accurate.