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Problem Description You are stuck in an elevator with a meter stick, a spring with a spring constant of 30 N/m, and an object with a mass of exactly 0.5 kg. When you suspend the object from the end of the spring, you find that the spring stretches by 18 cm. Determine everything you can about the motion of the elevator from this information. Instructions In a neat and organized fashion, write out a solution which includes the following: 1. A sketch of the physical situation with all given physical quantities clearly labeled. 2. Represent the forces exerted on the object using a force diagram and, after you have made your determinations about the motion of the elevator, construct possible motion diagrams representing the motion of the elevator (if you think there is only one possible motion draw that, if you think there are several possible motions draw motion diagrams for each of them). 3. Determine everything you can about the motion of the elevator. Use your force diagram and…

The digital thermometers that we use in the lab today are similar to the ones that we use in our homes, but several years ago scientists used to use glass thermometers that contained a thin column of mercury to measure temperature. Why do you think we no longer use the mercury thermometers in the lab?