Tag: You need to make a spring scale to measure the mass of objects hung from it. You want each 1.5cm length along the scale to correspond to a mass difference of 0.10 kg.
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What is the Value of the Spring Constant?
You need to make a spring scale to measure the mass of objects hung from it. You want each 1.5cm length along the scale to correspond to a mass difference of 0.10 kg. What should be the value of the spring constant? Known In a spring scale: F = mg = kx Solve for k: k = mg/x…