Forces and Elasticity
Investigate how materials like springs stretch when forces are applied. Learn about Hooke's Law and the concept of elastic potential energy.
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Investigate how materials like springs stretch when forces are applied. Learn about Hooke's Law and the concept of elastic potential energy.
Key Questions
- Explain the relationship between force and extension for a spring within its limit of proportionality.
- Analyse a force-extension graph to determine the spring constant.
- Compare the behaviour of an elastic material with a plastic material.
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