Question

what is spring constant?? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

The proportional constant k is called the spring constant. It is a measure of the spring's stiffness. When a spring is stretched or compressed, so that its length changes by an amount x from its equilibrium length, then it exerts a force F = -kx in a direction towards its equilibrium position.

Answer 2

Answer:

spring constant (plural spring constants) (physics) A characteristic of a spring which is defined as the ratio of the force affecting the spring to the displacement caused by it.