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Experimental verification of Hooke's law

Experimental verification of Hooke's law
According to Hooke's law, within the elastic limit, strain produced in a body is directly proportional to the stress that produces it. (i.e) stress α strain Stress / Strain = a constant, known as modulus of elasticity. Its unit is N m-2 and its dimensional formula is ML-1T-2

Elastic limit

 

If an elastic material is stretched or compressed beyond a certain limit, it will not regain its original state and will remain deformed. The limit beyond which permanent deformation occurs is called the elastic limit.

 

 

Hooke's law

 

English Physicist Robert Hooke (1635 - 1703) in the year 1676 put forward the relation between the extension produced in a wire and the restoring force developed in it. The law formulated on the basis of this study is known as Hooke's law. According to Hooke's law, within the elastic limit, strain produced in a body is directly proportional to the stress that produces it.

(i.e) stress α strain

Stress / Strain = a constant, known as modulus of elasticity.

Its unit is N m-2 and its dimensional formula is ML-1T-2


Experimental verification of Hooke's law

A spring is suspended from a rigid support as shown in the Fig.. A weight hanger and a light pointer is attached at its lower end such that the pointer can slide over a scale graduated in millimeters. The initial reading on the scale is noted. A slotted weight of m kg is added to the weight hanger and the pointer position is noted. The same procedure is repeated with every additional m kg weight. It will be observed that the extension of the spring is proportional to the weight. This verifies Hooke's law.



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