JAMB Physics · Section 9

Elasticity: Hooke's Law and Young's Modulus

9. Elasticity

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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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