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15.1 Forces and springs

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Question 1

A spring inside a spacecraft's docking latch mechanism has a spring constant of 1.6 × 104 N/m.

Calculate the work done in compressing this spring by 35 mm.

State the unit.

Use the equation:

Ee=12kx2 E_e = \frac{1}{2} k x^2 Ee​=21​kx2
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15.1 Forces and springs Questions

  1. GCSE
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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.

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