The qualities in a slinky which you will look to choose it for your experiment on speed of pulse are? Why?

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Dear student,
we should used long softer and flexible slinky. More elastic and lighter the slinky motion of pulse can be studied better.
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The qualities in a slinky which you will look to choose it for your experiment on speed of pulse are? Why?

Dear student, we should used long softer and flexible slinky. More elastic and lighter the slinky motion of pulse can be studied better. Regards

Dear student,
we should used long softer and flexible slinky. More elastic and lighter the slinky motion of pulse can be studied better.
Regards