r “ a E b E SECTION A 4 Answer ALL questions. Ee 8 1 @_ State Hooke’s law. 4 u fs 8 A 5 : G marks) E (b) —Todetermine the spring constant (or stiffness) of a spring, a student placed different masses, E ‘m, on a hanger that was attached to a spring and recorded the length, /, of the spring. i ‘Table 1 shows the mass and corresponding values of length, E 1 TABLE 1: MASS ADDED, m, AND CORRESPONDING f LENGTH VALUES, /, OF A SPRING : i Mass,m | Foree,F | Length, | Extension, ¢ ; (kg) ™ (em) (cm) 4 0.00 00 70.2 0.0 5 0.0 10 m4 42 | 0.20 792 ae E 0.30 83.9 E 0.42 88.2 18.0 i 0.50 92.7 E + Complete Table 1 by inserting the missing force and extension values in Columns : 2and 4 respectively. (4 marks) : (ii) Using the grid provided in Figure 1 on page 5, plot a graph of extension, ¢, versus i force, F. i (8 marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01238020/MJICSEC 2021(©) Calculate the gradient, 5, of the graph on page 5. (4 marks) (@)_— Given the gradient, $= 7 = calculate the spring constant, k. G marks) (©) Given that = ke, calculate the length, /, when a force of 8.0 N is applied. Assume that the spring obeys Hooke's law: (G marks) Total 25 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01238020/MI/CSEC 2021