Hooke's law (spring) (Q6674389)
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force to extend or compress a spring by distance scales linearly with distance
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force to extend or compress a spring by distance scales linearly with distance |
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An empirical law which states that the force (F) needed to extend or compress a spring by some distance (x) scales linearly with respect to that distance—that is, F = kx, where k is a constant factor characteristic of the spring (i.e., its stiffness), and x is small compared to the total possible deformation of the spring. The law is named after 17th-century British physicist Robert Hooke.
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