Figure \(\PageIndex{2}\):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 \( \Delta x \) ...Figure \(\PageIndex{2}\):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 \( \Delta x \) the spring exerts a restoring force, \(F_{restore} \) which is reproducible. (c) A spring scale is one device that uses a spring to measure force.
Figure \(\PageIndex{2}\):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 \( \Delta x \) th...Figure \(\PageIndex{2}\):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 \( \Delta x \) the spring exerts a restoring force, \(F_{restore} \) which is reproducible. (c) A spring scale is one device that uses a spring to measure force.
