Surface tension<span> is a property of the surface of a liquid that allows it to resist an external force. for example, some objects can float on the surface of water, even though they are denser than water, and in the ability of some insectsto run on the water surface. This property is caused by cohesion of similar molecules, and is responsible for many of the behaviors of liquids.</span>
I'm guessing that the purpose of the article is to inform the
general public of the work that these Physicists did when they
attempted to detect the existence or non-existence of telepathy
in a controlled, scientifically acceptable setting.
The REASON the article was ever presented in a non-professional
publication was most likely in deference to the general public's interest
in telepathy, UFOs, aliens, flat Earth, Astrology, and all other forms of
weird garbage. In other words, its publication was motivated more by
the desire to sell magazines than by any inclination to impart any real,
useful information to the general public.
When the piece of metal blundered into the air-core coil, it changed the inductance of the coil.
Answer:

Explanation:
Assuming the we have to find ratio maximum forces on the mass in each case
we know that in a spring mass system
F= Kx
K= spring constant
x= spring displacement
Case 1:

case 2:

therefore, 
