
Sketch a force-extension graph for a spring that has a spring constant of and that obeys Hooke's law for forces up to . Your graph should cover forces between and and show values on both axes.

Important Questions on Matter and Materials

A sample of fishing line is long and is of circular cross-section of radius . When a weight is hung on the line, the extension is and the stress is . Calculate the cross-sectional area of the line.

A sample of fishing line is long and is of circular cross-section of radius . When a weight is hung on the line, the extension is and the stress is . Calculate the young modulus.

A sample of fishing line is long and is of circular cross-section of radius . When a weight is hung on the line, the extension is and the stress is . Calculate the weight added.

A sample of fishing line is long and is of circular cross-section of radius . When a weight is hung on the line, the extension is and the stress is . Calculate the strain.

A sample of fishing line is long and is of circular cross-section of radius . When a weight is hung on the line, the extension is and the stress is . Calculate:
(e) The percentage and absolute uncertainties in the Young modulus if the uncertainty in the extension is .

This is the force-extension graph for a metal wire of length and crosssectional are
(a) Calculate the Young modulus.

This is the force-extension graph for a metal wire of length and crosssectional are
(b) Determine the energy stored in the wire when the extension is .
