Physics 5054 · O Level · Elastic deformation

Elastic deformation — practice question

A student has two identical springs. He hangs them from a thin metal bar that is kept in a horizontal position between two stands.
(a(i))[1]

On Fig. 2.1, indicate the distance $h$ clearly.

(a(ii))[1]

Describe a practical procedure the student can use to make the measurement of the distance $h$ accurate.

(b(i))[1]

Explain why the wooden rod needs to be horizontal.

(b(ii))[1]

Suggest a way the student can check that the wooden rod is horizontal.

(b(iii))

The experiment is repeated with additional identical springs until eight springs hang side by side. The extension $h$ is recorded each time another spring is added. The results appear in the table in Fig. 2.3.

(b(iv))[2]

Describe the connection between $N$ and $h$.

(c)[1]

Suggest a possible value for the total extension of the pair of springs in Fig. 2.5.

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This 7-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: h clearly shown from the bottom of the left-hand spring to the bottom of the right-hand spring, or an equivalent separation

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