Figure \PageIndex2:The force exerted by a stretched spring can be used as a standard unit of force. (a) This spring has a length x when undistorted. (b) When stretched a distance Δx ...Figure \PageIndex2:The force exerted by a stretched spring can be used as a standard unit of force. (a) This spring has a length x when undistorted. (b) When stretched a distance Δx the spring exerts a restoring force, Frestore which is reproducible. (c) A spring scale is one device that uses a spring to measure force.
Figure \PageIndex2:The force exerted by a stretched spring can be used as a standard unit of force. (a) This spring has a length when undistorted. (b) When stretched a distance Δx th...Figure \PageIndex2:The force exerted by a stretched spring can be used as a standard unit of force. (a) This spring has a length when undistorted. (b) When stretched a distance Δx the spring exerts a restoring force, Frestore which is reproducible. (c) A spring scale is one device that uses a spring to measure force.