Question

You are conducting an experiment with a spring. You attach hanging masses one after the other, increasing gradually the extension of the spring. When do you know that you have reached the limit of elasticity of the spring?
Select all that apply.

A.) By adding more and more masses, the spring is completely stretched out.
B.) By removing the masses before adding a new one, the spring has not fully regained its initial length.
C.) By adding more and more masses, the spring is no longer stretching linearly.
D.) By adding more and more masses, the spring is broken in half.

Answer 1

You will know that the limit of elasticity of the spring has been reached by adding more and more masses, the spring is no longer stretching linearly.

According to Hooke's law, within the elastic limit of a spring, the stretching force is directly proportional to the extension.

As long as this is true, the spring will continue to stretch linearly as more masses are added.

When the elastic limit of the spring has been attained, adding more and more masses no longer leads to a linear stretching of the spring.

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