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

Elastic and plastic behaviour — practice question

A specimen of material is pulled with a tensile force until it has been taken past its elastic limit. The tensile force is then brought down to zero. The force-extension graph is displayed. Which area shows the net work done on the specimen?

  • AX
  • BX + Y
  • CY + Z
  • DZ

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