Hooke's Law Apparatus

(Click on the different parts of the set-up for details.)

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Extension Spring

Acts as test material for studying the property of elastic objects such as experiments on Hooke's Laws and the properties of oscillating bodies.

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Disc Pointer

Acts as the convenient pointer as it is suspended from the free end of a helical spring.  Its application is found in Hooke's Law experiment that utilizes the springs.

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20g mass

The 20 gram mass acts as load to test the elastic constant or validity of Hooke's Law for spring; 20 g mass may also be used for another set-up of lever.  Hooked masses may also be used for other activities that require varied values of mass.

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C-clamp with hook

Provides a movable point of suspension for objects in the basic set-up due to its hook attachment.  It is utilized in pulley experiment, resolution/composition of forces, projectile set-up, Hooke's Law.

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