Hooke’s Law

Practical

Materials:

• 1 meter ruler
• Spring
• Retort stand and boss head clamp
• C-Clamp
• Weights

Method

1. Place the Retort stand and boss head clamp on the table, Secure It with the C-Clamp. Ensure the boss head clamp is over the edge of the table.

2. Place a ruler in the boss head clamp and slide the spring over the finger. Tighten and record where the bottom of the spring is (in this case 240 cm)

3. Hook on the weights, and record the new position of the spring with 1 Newton of force (100 grams)

4. Continue to add 1 newton and record the results.

5. Record the data in the Table below and graph the results