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EXP - No. - 6 Helical Spring

The document outlines an experiment to determine the spring constant of a helical spring by measuring the time period of oscillations with a known load and verifying results through extension measurements. It includes the necessary apparatus, formulas, and detailed procedures for conducting the experiment, as well as sections for observations and calculations. The results will provide the spring constant both through calculations and graphical analysis.

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EXP - No. - 6 Helical Spring

The document outlines an experiment to determine the spring constant of a helical spring by measuring the time period of oscillations with a known load and verifying results through extension measurements. It includes the necessary apparatus, formulas, and detailed procedures for conducting the experiment, as well as sections for observations and calculations. The results will provide the spring constant both through calculations and graphical analysis.

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Date:___________

Experiment no. 6 HELICAL SPRING

AIM: To find the spring constant of a helical spring by measuring time period of vertical oscillations
of a known load and check the result by measuring its extention by a known force.

APPARATUS: Helical spring, stand, stopclock, meter scale, hanger, a load of known mass , etc.

FORMULA:
𝑀
By calculation: 𝐾 = 4𝜋 2 [ 2 ]
𝑇 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛

4𝜋2
By graph: By calculation: 𝐾 =
𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑒

DIAGRAM:

THEORY:

The spring constant K is the restoring force per unit extension 𝒙 produced in the string
𝐹
i.e. 𝐹 = −𝐾𝑥 or 𝐾 = ….. (1)
𝑥
where F is the restoring force produced in the spring, equal in magnitude to the force apllied on the
spring and 𝑥 is the extension produced in the spring due to the force apllied.

Now, when a mass 𝑚 is attached at the end of a spring suspended from a rigid support, and is pulled
and released, it executes simple harmonic oscillation. The time period T of such an oscillation is
given by:
𝑚+𝑚0
𝑇 = 2𝜋√ 𝐾 ….. (2)

Where 𝑚0 is the mass of the spring and K is a constant. Since mass of a spring is small compared to
the mass 𝑚 attached, thus equation (2) reduces to
𝑚
𝑇 = 2𝜋√ 𝐾 ……..(3)

Squaring both sides we get,


𝑚
𝑇 2 = 4𝜋 2 𝐾

𝑚
𝐾 = 4𝜋 2 𝑇 2 .. (4)

From equation (4), we can calculate the spring constant.


PROCEDURE:
1. Fix the stand vertically and hang a meter scale along with it.
2. Hang the helical spring on the stand and fix the known mass at its lower end and pull it and then
release.
3. Simultaneously start the stopwatch and not the time t for 20 oscillations of the spring.
4. Take three sets of such readings with the same mass m
5. Find mean t and calculate the time period T for the oscillation
6. Calculate M/T2
7. Repeat the experiment for different masses say 200, 250, 300, etc.).
8. Find mean of M/T2 and calculate the spring constant using the formula.
9. Plot the graph of T2 v/s M and find the slope. Calculate the spring constant using the formula.

OBSERVATIONS:
Least count of the stop clock= _________ s
Mass of the spring = m0 = _________ g.
1
m′ = m0 = ___________g.
3

OBSERVATION TABLE:

Obs. Mass Time for 20 oscillations


Time period T2 𝐌
No. attached (s) M=m+m′
T= t/20 (s2)
‘m’ t1 t2 t3 Mean t (g) 𝐓𝟐
(s)
(g)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

𝐌
Mean 𝐓𝟐 = _____________

CALCULATIONS:

GRAPH: Graph of T2 v/s M


(i) Draw the graph with a suitable scale
(ii) Find the slope

RESULT:
The spring constant of the given spring is:
1.______________ dynes/cm by calculation.

2.______________ dynes/cm by graph.

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