Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB Physics outline · 9. Elasticity
Contents / notes
- Hooke's law and Young's modulus.
- Elastic limit, yield point and breaking point.
- Spring balance as a device for measuring force.
- Work done per unit volume in springs and elastic strings.
Candidate objectives
- Interpret force-extension curves.
- Interpret Hooke's law and Young's modulus of a material.
- Use a spring balance to measure force.
- Determine the work done in springs and elastic strings.
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