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1.5.1a Forces, resultant force and motion

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Question 24

A student investigated the stretching of a spring by hanging various weights from it and measuring the corresponding extensions. The results are shown in the table below:

Weight / N0246810Extension / mm01631626379\begin{array}{|l|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline \text{Weight / N} & 0 & 2 & 4 & 6 & 8 & 10 \\ \hline \text{Extension / mm} & 0 & 16 & 31 & 62 & 63 & 79 \\ \hline \end{array}Weight / NExtension / mm​00​216​431​662​863​1079​​
a.

One of the recorded results appears to contain an experimental error. Identify this anomalous result.

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b.

Excluding the anomalous result, state and explain whether this spring obeys Hooke's Law.

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c.

Describe how the shape of a graph of extension against weight would change if the student continued to add many more weights well beyond 10 N10\text{ N}10 N.

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d.

The student estimates that if they hang a 40 N40\text{ N}40 N load on the spring, the extension will be approximately 320 mm320\text{ mm}320 mm. Explain why this estimate may be unrealistic.

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