FIGURE 2.
Spring problem. A weight is hung on a spring. The original spring is replaced with a spring made of the same kind of wire, with the same number of coils, but with coils that are twice as wide in diameter. Will the spring stretch from its natural length more, less, or the same amount under the same weight? (Assume the mass of the spring is negligible). Why do you think so? (Reprinted with permission from Clement, 2008, p. 26).