Key term for AQA GCSE Physics, used in Forces and Elasticity.
A measure of the stiffness of a spring, defined as the force needed to extend or compress a spring by 1 metre (measured in N/m).
Spring constant (k) appears in AQA GCSE Physics revision content for Forces, especially Forces and Elasticity and Forces and elasticity.
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