Hooke's Law

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Hooke's law simply states that the extension of a spring (or other stretch object) is directly proportional to the force acting on it.
This law is only true if the elastic limit of the object has not been reached.
If the elastic limit has been reached the object will not return to its original shape and may eventually break.

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