Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Elastic and plastic behaviour

Elastic and plastic behaviour — practice question

An applied force compresses a spring. The graph gives compressing force $F$ as a function of the spring length $L$. What is the spring constant for this spring?

  • A$0.2\,\text{N m}^{-1}$
  • B$5\,\text{N m}^{-1}$
  • C$100\,\text{N m}^{-1}$
  • D$200\,\text{N m}^{-1}$

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