Physics A-Level
Graphical analysis of Hooke's law data
What Graphical analysis of Hooke's law data means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Plotting force against extension gives a straight line through the origin within the elastic limit, and its gradient k is used with E = kL/A.
Topics that use Graphical analysis of Hooke's law data
- Mechanical properties of matter (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Brittle
- Ductile
- Elastic limit
- Elastic potential energy
- Force constant
- Hooke's law
- Hooke's law behaviour
- Hysteresis
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