Combined Science GCSE
Hooke's law and the elastic limit
What Hooke's law and the elastic limit means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Hooke's law and the elastic limit
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For a spring obeying Hooke's law the force grows steadily from zero to F, so the average force is F/2; beyond the elastic limit the spring is inelastically deformed and permanently stretched.
Topics that use Hooke's law and the elastic limit
- Forces and elasticity (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Balanced forces
- Bending
- Compression
- Deformation of stationary objects
- Directly proportional
- Elastic deformation
- Elastic potential energy
- Extension
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