3A20.10 • Springs: Mass on a Spring

Location: Cabinet 4

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Instructions / Notes:

• Approximately 200 g mass oscillates on a spring with a period of about 1 second.
• You may want to add a second identical mass to do two different measurements and determine the spring constant.
• The spring constant is approximately 10 N/m.

Last updated on March 24, 2025