
This is a stress- strain graph for a metal wire.

The wire has a diameter of and a natural length of . Use the graph to determine:
(a) The Young modulus of the wire


Important Questions on Matter and Materials
This is a stress- strain graph for a metal wire.
The wire has a diameter of and a natural length of . Use the graph to determine:
(b) The extension of the wire when the stress is 0.60GPa

This is a stress- strain graph for a metal wire.
The wire has a diameter of and a natural length of . Use the graph to determine:
(c) the force that causes the wire to break, assuming that the cross-sectional area of the wire remains constant

This is a stress- strain graph for a metal wire.
The wire has a diameter of and a natural length of . Use the graph to determine:
(d) the energy density when the wire has a stress of 0.60GPa.

This is a force-extension graph for a spring.
(a) State what is represented by:
(i) The gradient of the graph

This is a force-extension graph for a spring.
(a) State what is represented by:
(ii) The area under the graph.

This is a force-extension graph for a spring.
The spring has force constant . The spring is compressed by , within the limit of proportionality, and placed between two trolleys that run on a friction-free, horizontal track. Each trolley has a mass of . When the spring is released the trolleys fly apart with equal speeds but in opposite directions. How much energy is stored in the spring when it is compressed by ?

This is a force-extension graph for a spring.
(b) The spring has force constant . The spring is compressed by , within the limit of proportionality, and placed between two trolleys that run on a friction-free, horizontal track. Each trolley has a mass of . When the spring is released the trolleys fly apart with equal speeds but in opposite directions.
(ii) Explain why the two trolleys must fly apart with equal speeds.

This is a force-extension graph for a spring.
(b) The spring has force constant . The spring is compressed by , within the limit of proportionality, and placed between two trolleys that run on a friction-free, horizontal track. Each trolley has a mass of . When the spring is released the trolleys fly apart with equal speeds but in opposite directions.
(iii) Calculate the speed of each trolley.
