PIRA 1R10.10 - Hooke's Law: Streching a Spring

• A 233gram mass hanger hangs on a spring.
  

• Begin with 0 grams on the hanger. Length of the Spring is L0.
  

• Mark the position of the bottom of the spring with a clamp.
  

• Add each 233 gram mass to the hanger marking the positions after each addition.
  

• The spring stretches about 20cm per 233 grams.

Photo Shows the Demonstration Used at the University of Texas at Austin.

Note: Photo below is a Composite. - Only one apparatus is delivered to the classroom.

Drawing is by Courtesy of the University of Minnesota.

Last Updated 2/98 - University of Texas at Austin Physics Dept. - All Rights Reserved.