Date & Time: Subject: MYP 4 Physics Class: Grade 9

March 20th to 23rd 2023 Physics 2/ 9option

Lesson 5 and 6 Criteria B
9:15-10:00 AM,10:20 – Criteria C
11:50AM Name: Rayyan Siddiqui

Investigating Hook’s Law

Research Question:

Introduction:
The experiment on Hooke's Law is a fundamental experiment in physics that involves
investigating the relationship between the force applied to a spring and the resulting
deformation or extension of the spring.
Background Information:
Elasticity is the materials ability to deform when an external forced is acted upon it and then
to return to the original shape. This is due the arrangement of the molecules within the
material. Materials with ordered arrangement of molecules tend to be more elastic due to
the molecules returning to an original state after being acted on with ease.

Hypothesis: If the force acting upon the spring is increased then length of the spring will
change also increase because hooks law states the deformation of a material is directly
proportional to the force applied.

Variables
Independent Variable. The different weights. (N)

Dependent Variable: The change in length (cm) of the spring with different forces (N) applied
upon.

Controlled Variables: How will this variable be controlled

Method of measuring the length of the spring. (with use of ruler cm)
Material of spring.
Materials Table with units and Uncertainties:
Material Quantity Uncertainty
Spring N/A N/A
Ruler Length ± 0.1 mm
Mass Set Amount of adequate mass. ± 0.01 g
Force gauge Force applied ± 0.1 N

Safety, Ethical, and Environmental Concerns:

Safety: Since there is a use of heavy weights, this can cause safety hazard to people
conducting the experiment, so it is essential to have proper care when handling the
equipment and following safety rules.

Method:
1. Gather ruler, 10 50 N weights, 10 100 N weights, a red spring, a green spring
and a rubber band and a clamp stand. Remember to use the same experiment
throughout the whole experiment to prevent anomalies.
2. Set up the stand with a clamp and attach the red spring to the clamp.
3. Record the initial length of the spring
4. Place the ruler next to the spring to measure the length of the spring.
5. Add first mass which is 0.1 N to bottom of the spring and record the new
length of the spring.
6. Calculate and record the value of the change in length of the spring.
7. Follow steps 5 and 6 using the masses: 0.2 N, 0.3 N, 0.4 N, 0.5 N and 0.6 N.
making sure to use the same equipment.
8. Record results.
9. Complete steps 2 to 8 using the green spring and brown spring and red spring.

Experiment Procedure:
 Raw Data

Green Red Rubber

band
Force (N) Distance Force (N) Distance Force (N) Distance
(cm) (cm) (cm)
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.10 1.0 0.10 0.25 0.10 1.00
0.20 2.5 0.20 0.50 0.20 2.50
0.30 4.0 0.30 1.00 0.30 5.00
0.40 5.5 0.40 1.50 0.40 8.25
0.50 6.5 0.50 1.75 0.50 11.50
0.60 7.0 0.60 2.00 0.60 14.50

Processed Data

Distance (m)
0.08

0.07 f(x) = 0.0127551020408163 x + 0.000357142857142861

R² = 0.984726688102894
0.06

0.05

0.04

0.03

0.02

0.01

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

The slope of the line is 0.0128.

 k = 0.0128 [for green spring]
Graphs:

Analysing processed data:

Conclusion:

Evaluation
Evaluation of the Experimental Errors, Limitations, and Improvements
 1. systematic errors can be found in equipment which have limitations such as when a
ruler has small increments or filler lines or a instrument with poor accuracy. To solve
this issue a high-quality piece of equipment can reduce the systematic errors.

Improvements would be to use more accurate means of measurements, performing multiple

trials

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