2024, Question 2 · Experimental Design · 12 points · about 25 minutes
Finding a spring constant by oscillation
Plan an experiment with hanging masses, a stopwatch and a scale to find a spring constant, choose axes for a linear graph, then use velocity and force graphs of an oscillating cart to find kinetic energy and momentum changes.
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