Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Stress and strain

Stress and strain — practice question

A steel wire is pulled taut in an experiment to determine the Young modulus for steel. The measurement uncertainties are listed below: - load on wire: $\pm 2\%$ - length of wire: $\pm 0.2\%$ - diameter of wire: $\pm 1.5\%$ - extension: $\pm 1\%$ What percentage uncertainty is there in the Young modulus?

  • A1.3\%
  • B1.8\%
  • C4.7\%
  • D6.2\%

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