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Robert Hooke found that a spring's elongation is proportional to the load. He presented his law in:
A1676
B1776
C1576
D1876
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. 1676
1. Hooke experimented on springs in the seventeenth century.
2. He then stated his law of elasticity.
3. That was in 1676.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Physics Part II, Chapter 9, Mechanical Properties of Solids._
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