Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Stress and strain

Stress and strain — practice question

A tensile force of $7.00\,\text{MN}$ is exerted on a steel sample. As a result, the sample increases in length by $5.00\,\text{mm}$ along the line of the force. The sample obeys Hooke’s law. What amount of work is done in extending the sample?

  • A$17.5\,\text{J}$
  • B$35.0\,\text{J}$
  • C$17.5\,\text{kJ}$
  • D$35.0\,\text{kJ}$

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