QUESTIONS ON HOOKE’S LAW |
| |1. A spring is 20 cm long when a load of 10 N is hanging from it, and 30 cm long when a load of 20 N is hanging from it. Draw a graph to work out the length of the spring when:
a] there is no load on it;
b] there is a load of 5 N on it.
(Plot x = load, y = spring length)
a] What is the length of the spring when unstretched?
b] Copy and complete the table.
c] Plot a graph of the data. (Plot x = load, y = spring extension)
d] One of the results is wrong.
(i) Which? (ii) What should the result be?
e] Mark the elastic limit on your graph.
f] What load would give an extension of 30 mm?
g] What would be the spring length for a load of 4.5 N?
3. Some students carry out an experiment to find out how a spring stretched when loads were added to it.
a] Draw a labelled diagram to show what is meant by the extension of the spring.
The results of the experiment are shown in the table. One of the readings is incorrect.
b] Use these results to plot a graph. (Plot x = load, y = spring extension)
c] Use your graph to find (i) the extension when the load is 3 N;
(ii) the load which produces and extension of 40 mm.
d] Label the incorrect point on the graph with the letter E.
4. (EXTENSION) An engineer needs to know how far a long beam will sag under a load. The table shows some results: