Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Stress and strain

Stress and strain — practice question

A steel wire measures $300\,\text{cm}$ in length and has a cross-sectional area of $0.50\,\text{mm}^2$. Its Young modulus is $2.0 \times 10^{11}\,\text{Pa}$. One end of the wire is fastened to a fixed point, and a load of $10\,\text{N}$ is suspended from the other end. The wire follows Hooke’s law. Determine the extension of the wire.

  • A$3.0 \times 10^{-7}\,\text{m}$
  • B$3.0 \times 10^{-5}\,\text{m}$
  • C$3.0 \times 10^{-4}\,\text{m}$
  • D$3.0 \times 10^{-2}\,\text{m}$

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