Question

A spring has a spring constant of 100 N/m. What is the mass of an object if spring stretches 10.0 cm

Answer 1

Mass of the object will be 1.020 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

We have given spring constant K = 100 N/m

Spring stretches to a length of 10 cm

Acceleration due to gravity
`g=9.8m/sec^2`

So x = 0.1 m

Spring force will be given by
`F=Kx`

This force will be equal to weight of the object

So
`mg=kx`

So
`m=(Kx)/(g)=(100* 0.1)/(9.8)=1.020kg`

So mass of the object will be 1.020 kg