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Physics Laboratory Experiments

Jerry D. Wilson, Cecilia A. Hernandez-Hall

Chapter 13

Potential Energy of a Spring - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

00:52

Problem 1

Interpret the intercepts of the straight line for the spring elongation on the $m g$ -versus-y graph.

Cory Kuzinski
Cory Kuzinski
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00:51

Problem 2

Why is the potential energy of a spring $U=1 / 2 k\left(y-y_{0}\right)^{2}$ instead of $U=1 / 2\left(y^{2}-y_{o}^{2}\right)$, when a change in kinetic energy is $\Delta K=1 / 2 m\left(v^{2}-v_{0}^{2}\right)$ and not $1 / 2 m\left(v-v_{0}\right)^{2} ?$

Prem Bijarniya
Prem Bijarniya
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01:16

Problem 3

What are possible sources of error in the experiment?

Lucas Finney
Lucas Finney
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00:51

Problem 4

Would it be possible to determine the velocity of the oscillating mass at any point? (Explain.)

Mayukh Banik
Mayukh Banik
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