Investigating the Relationship Between Spring Extension and Period of Oscillation
In this experiment, a helical spring is suspended from a retort stand with a pointer attached to measure the spring's extension. Initially, the position of the pointer is recorded without any load attached. A load is then added to the spring, causing it to extend, and the new position of the pointer is recorded. The load is also set into vertical oscillation, and the time taken for 20 complete oscillations is measured using a stopwatch. The period (time for one oscillation) is calculated, and the square of the period is determined. This process is repeated with three additional loads, each time recording the extension and calculating the corresponding period squared. Finally, a graph is plotted with the extension on the vertical axis and the period squared on the horizontal axis to analyze the relationship between the two quantities. The slope of the graph was determined.
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