Hooke Law Experiment
Hooke Law Experiment
Hooke Law Experiment
1. Introduction
Hooke's law is an empirical (experimental) law that establishes the relationship that: When a
force is exerted on an elastic body, the shortening or stretching is directly proportional to the
applied force. As long as the spring's elasticity limit is not exceeded. That is, if a spring, If twice
the force is exerted on it (a spring is hung with twice the mass), it will stretch a distance that is
twice the first. It is true that: F = K.ΔL
Where ΔL is the distance that a spring is shortened or stretched when a force is applied to it.
Forcé: ΔL=Lf-Lo
Lo: Natural length of the spring (the spring is neither stretched nor compressed)
Lf: Final length of the spring (the spring is stretched or compressed when a force is applied)
Spring constant, K.
Each spring has its elastic constant that depends on its manufacture, that is, the type of
material used, number of coils, etc. The value of the elastic constant does not change, it is
constant for the same spring. The greater the stiffness of a spring, the greater the It will be its
elasticity constant. The unit of K is N/m.
2. Objectives
3. Necessary material
Metallic support.
Dynamometer.
Mass collection of different values.
Ruler.
Graph paper.
1. Without placing any mass on the dynamometer, measure the length of the spring and the
weight indicated by the scale on the dynamometer.
2. Record the data in the experimental values table.
3. Place a mass on the dynamometer, measuring the length of the spring (with the
ruler) and the weight on the dynamometer, record the values in the value table.
4. Repeat step 3, for the rest of the masses, write down the values in the table.
Represent on a sheet of graph paper the graph F = k.ΔL, that is, the force on the ordinate and
the deformation on the abscissa. In view of the graph obtained, interpret the results and
confirm whether or not Hooke's law is fulfilled and with what limitations.
Measure the slope of the line obtained and determine the elastic constant of the spring. To
compare you can repeat the experiment with a different spring. The slope of the line is
measured by the formula:
𝐹2 − 𝐹1
𝑘=
∆𝐿2 − ∆𝐿1
Since the values are experimental, they are not perfectly aligned. A line must be drawn that
leaves the same number of experimental points above and below.