Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Stress and strain

Stress and strain — practice question

(a)[2]

Mass, length and time are three SI base quantities. Name two more SI base quantities.

(b(i))[2]

Find the weight of the tyre.

(b(ii).1)[2]

A wire has cross-sectional area $7.5\,\text{mm}^2$ and is made of a metal with Young modulus $2.1 \times 10^{11}\,\text{Pa}$. The wire obeys Hooke’s law. Calculate, for the wire, the stress.

(b(ii).2)[2]

A wire has cross-sectional area $7.5\,\text{mm}^2$ and is made of a metal with Young modulus $2.1 \times 10^{11}\,\text{Pa}$. The wire obeys Hooke’s law. Calculate, for the wire, the strain.

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