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Dr S & S S Ghandhy GEC, Surat

Department of Applied Science & Humanities

SPRING CONSTANT
AIM

To find the force constant of a helical spring by plotting graph between load and
extension.

APPARATUS
Spring, a rigid support, slotted weights, a vertical wooden
scale, a fine pointer, a hook.

THEORY
When a load F suspended from lower free end of a spring hanging from a rigid support,
it increases its length by amount x,
then F  x
or F= k x,
where k is constant of proportionality.
It is called the force constant or the spring constant of the spring.

DIAGRAM

PROCEDURE
1. Suspend the spring from a rigid support. Attach a pointer and a hook from .
free end.
2. Hang a 20 g hanger from the hook.
3.Set the vertical wooden scale such that the tip of the pointer comes over the
the scale.
4. Note the reading of the position of the tip of the pointer on the scale. Record the reading in
loading column against zero load. .
5. Gently add a 20 g slotted weight to the hanger. The pointer tip moves down.
Dr S & S S Ghandhy GEC, Surat
Department of Applied Science & Humanities

6. Wait for few minutes till the pointer tip comes to rest. Repeat step 4.
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 till five slotted weights have been added.
8. Now remove one slotted weight. The pointer tip moves up. Repeat step 6. Record the
reading in unloading column.
9. Repeat step 8 till only hanger is left.
10. Record your observations as given below.

OBSERVATIONS

Least count of vertical scale = 0.1 cm.


Table for load and extension

Serial Load (g) Reading of the scale Extension x


No. while (cm)
Loading unloading

CALCULATIONS

From graph,
k = ..................... gwt per cm.

RESULT:

The force constant of the given spring is g wt per cm.

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