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CSEC Physics · May/June 2018 · Paper 2 · Question 5(b)

A steel spring has a spring constant of 2 × 10^2 N m^-1.

Calculate the weight of an object which when attached to the unloaded spring produces an extension of 50 mm. The elastic limit is NOT exceeded.

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  1. 5(a)(i)State Hooke's law.[3 marks]
  2. 5(a)(ii)With the aid of a labelled, sketched graph, explain what is meant by 'elastic limit'.[3 marks]
  3. 5(c)Calculate the velocity of the object on hitting the ground.[4 marks]

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