An aerospace technician is calibrating a high-precision tension spring designed for a robotic docking clamp.
Describe the experimental procedure the technician should follow to accurately determine the extension of the spring when a series of known tensile loads are applied.
23 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 15.1 Forces and springs, covering 15.1.1 Elastic and inelastic distortion, 15.1.2 The spring constant, 15.1.3 Work done in stretching a spring, and 15.1.4 Linear and non-linear force–extension. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.