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A block of mass 2 kg is suspended from the ceiling through a massless spring of spring constant k=100 N/m. What will be the difference in the elongation of the spring, if another 1 kg mass is added to the mass of the block?
(Take g=10 m/s2)

A
0.1 m
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0.2 m
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0.3 m
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0.5 m
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Solution

The correct option is A 0.1 m
For equilibrium,
Spring force = Weight of the block
kx1=m1gx1=m1gk2(10)100=0.2 m
Case (2) x2=m2gk=3(10)100=0.3 m
Difference in the elongation =0.30.2=0.1 m

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