Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Elastic and plastic behaviour

Elastic and plastic behaviour — practice question

A wire is under a tensile force that is stretching it. Which statement about the elastic limit has to be true?

  • AThe deformation is plastic after the elastic limit has been reached.
  • BThe deformation is plastic until the elastic limit is reached.
  • CThe extension is proportional to the tensile force after the elastic limit has been reached.
  • DThe extension is proportional to the tensile force until the elastic limit is reached.

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