A block is suspended from the ceiling by a long, thin strip of tungsten metal.The strip behaves as a spring.To produce a 0.25 m horizontal deflection of the block, a force of 6.5 N is required.Calculate the spring constant for the tungsten strip.
A)0.038 N/m
B)1.2 N/m
C)1.6 N/m
D)13 N/m
E)26 N/m

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A block is suspended from the ceiling by a long, thin strip of tungsten metal.The strip behaves as a spring.To produce a 0.25 m horizontal deflection of the block, a force of 6.5 N is required.Calculate the spring constant for the tungsten strip. 
A)0.038 N/m 
B)1.2 N/m 
C)1.6 N/m 
D)13 N/m 
E)26 N/m

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The Answer of A block is suspended from the ceiling by a long, thin strip of tungsten metal.The strip behaves as a spring.To produce a 0.25 m horizontal deflection of the block, a force of 6.5 N is required.Calculate the spring constant for the tungsten strip. 
A)0.038 N/m 
B)1.2 N/m 
C)1.6 N/m 
D)13 N/m 
E)26 N/m

A Block Is Suspended from the Ceiling by a Long