ALTINBAŞ UNIVERSITY

School of Engineering and

Architecture
Department of Basic Sciences

Course Code: PHYS101 LAB-A

EXPERIMENT DATE: EXPERIMENT REPORT DATE:
NO&NAME:
16.12.2022 13.01.2022
Experiment 4

We pledge on our honor that during this report preparation we have not cheated with other groups,
and we have not been unfair to our group members.
Student Contribution of the student
Student’s Name-Surname Student ID
Signature on the report
1 YEŞİM NAKİPOĞLU 210501347
)
2 ASSAD ARGA 220503051
)
3 MİRHAT ONUR 210513245
)
4 TUNCAY SEMİH DOĞAN 210513231
)
5 ABUBAKAR SADIQ ABDULLAHİ 220506054
)

Total 100
State the exact purpose of the experiment in one sentence. E.g., “finding unknown molarity of X by Y
method/finding Z constant/investigating X-Y relationship by Z”. Do not state the purpose of the method
applied in the experiment or do not define a term.

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AIM OF THE EXPERIMENT

The goal of the experiment is to determine the spring constant by utilizing the principles of
Hooke's law.
Weights can be measured with different ways and two of them are hanging spring and
hanging weight directly. This experiment shows that there could be a relation between
displacement and applied force, and while shows that those two-measuring way can be used.
Also, while that relation appearing, from “F=m*a” formula gravitational acceleration can be
found.

INTRODUCTION

This laboratory report relates to an investigation of friction on an inclined plane. The

experiment explores the relationship between friction and the force needed to move an object.

The forces acting on the objects are also impacted by the angles of the inclined plane. The

purpose of this experiment is to help students understand how friction influences the amount

of force required to draw an object.

HYPOTHESIS

Hooke's law states that the force applied to an elastic material is proportional to the material's
displacement or deformation. A hypothesis for a hooke's law experiment could be: "as the
force applied to an elastic material increases, the material's displacement or deformation will
also increase in proportion, following hooke's law." this hypothesis could be tested by
measuring the displacement or deformation of an elastic material (such as a spring) at various
applied forces, and observing if there is a linear relationship between the two variables.

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THE TOOLS USED IN THE EXPERIMENT

Material used in the experiment are:

- EXPERIMENT TABLE
- SPRING SCALE
- MASS HANGER
- SPRING SET
- RULER
- MASSES

PROCEDURE
Attach the spring to a fixed point such as a clamp or footrest.
Measure without any weights first.
Later,
attach a weight to the other end of the spring and measure the length of the spring with the
weight hanging vertically. This is the balance position and record the length of the arc.

Add additional weights to the spring one at a time and measure the length of the spring after
each weight is added.

The weights we used in this experiment are as follows:

Mass Hanger: 0.005
WE ADD THESE MASSES
0.020
0.070
0.120
0.170
0.220
0.270
0.320

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RESULT OF EXPERIEMENT
CALCULATIONS

CALCULATION PART 1. On a separate sheet of paper, construct a graph of Weight versus Spring

Displacement with Spring Displacement on the x-axis (see Figure 1.2). Draw the line that best fits your data

points. The slope of the graph is the spring constant for the spring used in the Spring Balance.

2. Measure the spring constant from your graph. Be sure to include the units (newtons/meter).
Spring Constant = Hang 160 g (0.160 kg) on the Spring Scale. Calculate the weight based on
F= mg. Read the force in newtons from the spring scale.

Weight= w= spring scale reading= How does the measurement from the Spring Scale
compare to the actual weight? Calculate the percent difference: weight-spring scale x100
percent difference.

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DATAS

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QUESTIONS

1-Measure the spring constant from your graph. Be sure to include the units (newtons/meter).

Spring constant =k= | XF 7−F

7−X 1 0.065 m−0.005 m|= 49.16N/m
1
|=|
3.25 N −0.3 N

2-Calculate the percent difference between weight and spring scale(see last part of Hooke’s Law—
Measuring Forces on manual).

Hang 175g (0.175 kg) on the Spring Scale. Weigh based on F=mg.

Weight= 1.715 N Spring Scale reading= 1.8N

|Weight−Spring
Weight
Scale
|×100=The Percent Difference
|1.7151.715
N−1.8 N
N |× 100=4.95 %
The percent difference is 4.95.