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Information gathered using Earth's gravity (9.

8 m/s)
Mass (kg) Stretch length (m) Spring constant (N/m)

0.005 0.165 3

0.100 0.325 3

0.250 0.815 3

Orange unknown 0.650 3


0.199

Blue unknown 0.490 3


0.150

Purple unknown 0.245 3


0.075

Procedure

First, set the spring constant to the lowest setting to get the most accurate measurements,
then click the boxes to activate the equilibrium line and natural length line. Place the chosen
weight on the spring and record the length using the ruler, make sure to measure between the
natural length line and the equilibrium line. Convert this length to meters when recording your
data. Repeat these steps to record length for all of the different known masses. Use the equation
k=mg/x to find the spring constant value for each different weight. After finding each spring
constant, use the average to then calculate the masses of the unknown weights. Place the chosen
unknown weight on the spring and record the length using the ruler, making sure to measure
between the natural length line and the equilibrium line. Convert the found value to meters.
Repeat this for all of the weights. Then using the found stretch values and the spring constant,
use the equation m=kx/g to find the masses of the unknown weights.

Reasoning

Setting the spring constant on the lowest setting decreases the margin of error in the
experiment. To find the masses of the weights I knew I would need to find the spring constant, I
knew the length, mass and acceleration for the known weights in the experiment. So, I set
mg=kx, using this equation to find the desired variable throughout the experiment.
Planet x data table

Mass (kg) Stretch Length (m) Spring constant (N/m)

0.050 0.235 3

0.100 0.475 3

Found acceleration was 14.08 m/s^2

I found the gravity on plannet x by using the same k value as I did in the prior experiment since
it remained constant although the acceleration due to gravity changed. I used the equation
a=kx/m to determine gravity. The different variables were; x was the stretch length, k is
constant, and m is the mass of each weight. I found the acceleration due to gravity for two
different weights and took the average to reduce any error in my measurement of stretch length.

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