Natalie R.
asked • 10/29/20How does an inelastic collision between the wall and a spring (connected to a device) affect the spring constant?
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Just thinking, if it’s inelastic that means kinetic energy not conserved, so part of that would become elastic potential energy. However I can’t see how that would or could affect the spring constant, which is a measure of how stiff the spring is.
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Angelia V.
The wall is the stabilizing element, and the spring takes on the shock of the door hitting it, but the wall stabilizes it. That is your constant. Also, the coiled placement of the metal absorbs the initial impact, but yes there again the wall is the stabilizing mechanism. That is your inelastic mechanism.11/06/20