A 3.00-newton force causes a spring to stretch 60.0 centimeters. Calculate the spring constant of this spring. [Show all work, including the equation and substitution with units.]

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A 3.00-newton force causes a spring to stretch 60.0 centimeters. Calculate the spring constant of this spring. [Show all work, including the equation and substitution with units.]

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Yasmin Short · Answer 1

This is a question that utilises Hooke's law, F=kX where F is the magnitude of the force applied, k is the spring constant, and X is the displacement of the end of the spring from its relaxed position.

We know the force and X so we can rearrange to make k=F/X

Then, substitute the values for F and X.

k=3/0.6 = 5 N/m