Using a spring attached to a vertical support, develop an experimental procedure

Question

Using a spring attached to a vertical support, develop an experimental procedure to determine the spring constant for the spring hanging from the vertical support using a spring, a set of weights with hangers, and a motion sensor. Your method should stretch the spring by no more than 5 centimeters. Describe this method in detail. Because this is being determined from experimental data, which strategies or approaches will you use to get the most accurate value possible for this particular spring's spring constant? Explain your reasoning explicitly. Do not assume your instructor knows anything. Every spring has a spring constant (k). The spring constant is determined by dividing the magnitude of the force that causes an expansion of the spring by the amount that the spring expands. k = delta F/d.

Explanation / Answer

Aim :to find spring constant of a spring.

procedure :

steps 1} We know that F = kx where x = change in spring length after the suspending mass : k = spring constant and F = weight of mass

step 2) we will change the mass one by one and note corresponding change of length of spring

step 3) now using formula F = kx

k = F/x we will find spring constant k

answer 2 )

for example if we add 5 reading of masses then we will get 5 value of spring constant. for most accurate value we will take average of these 5 value that will be accurate value of spring constant .

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