MYP Physics · 03 · free response
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- Demand
- demanding
- Marks
- 6
- Topics
- 1
- Answer
- Complete
Question6 marks
An antenna spring extends 3.0 cm under 1.8 N while obeying Hooke's law. Find its spring constant and predict the extension at 3.0 N if the limit of proportionality is not exceeded.
Task interpretation
What a complete response should do
Develop a connected physics argument and support each claim with a relationship, calculation, or observation.
Split the problem into linked stages and state why each relationship applies.
- Response type
- free response
- Allocation
- 6 marks
- Demand
- demanding
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