A ball of mass 3.60-kg is dropped from a height of 1.5 m (from the ground) onto a massless spring (the spring has an equilibrium length of 0.50 m). The ball compresses the spring by an amount of 0.20 m by the time it comes to a stop. What is the spring constant of the spring?

adding a(n) to an electric circuit would increase the magnetic field around a wire;

b. solenoid

a solenoid is a type of electromagnet whose purpose is to generate a controlled magnetic field.

if the purpose of the solenoid is instead to impede changes in the electric current, a solenoid can be more specifically classified as an inductor rather than an electromagnet.