Question

A student carried out a practical to investigate the extension of a spring.
Write a method the student could have used.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Investigating Hooke's Law

1.Set up the apparatus as in the diagram.

2. Add a 10 g mass to the holder and record the spring length.

3. Add another 10 g mass and record the new spring length.

4. Take away the previous spring length from the new length to calculate the extension (the difference).

5. Repeat by adding 10 g masses until 100 g is reached.