PAG 2.1 Determining Young Modulus Flashcards

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Define Young’s Modulus

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The Young’s Modulus of a material is it’s ratio of tensile stress to tensile strain. It is a measure of a material’s stiffness

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How is stress calculated?

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Stress= Force/ Cross-Sectional Area

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How is strain calculated?

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Strain = Change in Length/ Original Length

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What is the unit of stress?

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Pascals (Pa) or Nm^-2

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What is the unit of strain?

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Strain doesn’t have a unit since it is a ratio of two lengths

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What is the unit of Young’s Modulus?

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Pascals (Pa) or Nm^-2

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How can the cross-sectional area of a thin wire be measured?

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The wire’s diameter should be measured in several places along the wire, using a micrometer. The average diameter can then be used to calculate the circular area.

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What safety precaution should be taken when stretching thin wires?

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Safety goggles should be worn since the wire ,at snap when under a tensile load and this could cause eye injury.

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Why should the temperature of the surroundings be kept constant when carrying out this experiment?

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Metals undergo thermal expansion when there is a temperature increase, and this would change the dimensions of the wire

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Why should a pre-stress be applied to the wire when setting up this experiment?

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So that all the kinks in the wire are removed and the wire is taught, before measurements are taken

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How can the Young’s Modulus be determined from a graph of extension against load?

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The gradient of the graph is e/F
E=L/(A x gradient)

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How can Young’s Modulus be obtained from a stress-strain graph?

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The gradient will give Young’s Modulus

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Suggest what has happened if the length of the wire doesn’t return to its original length when unloaded

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The load may have exceeded the wire’s elastic limit and consequently the wire has undergone plastic deformation

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How can the load applied on a wire be calculated from the mass added to the end of the wire?

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Load = Mass x Gravitational Field Strength
F=mg

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What safety precaution should be taken when using hanging masses?

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Never stand with your feet below the hanging masses in case he wire snaps and the massses fall.
It is good practice to place a padded bucket below them

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Suggest how the extension of the wire may be measured

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A marker such as a small piece of tape could be added to the wire
A ruler could then be placed underneath the wire, allowing the movement of the marker to be measured

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Why is the choice of wire diameter important in obtaining successful results?

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If the wire is too thick, the extension will be too small to measure. If the wire is too thin, the wire may begin to deform plastically before a good range of results have been obtained

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Suggest why a comparison test wire is used when conducting this experiment using Searle’s apparatus

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So that any changes in the environmental conditions, such as a change in temperature, are accounted for and won’t skew the results obtained

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Why is your choice of wire length important in this experiment?

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Extension depends on length since
x=FL/AE
This means the length needs to be sufficiently long enough for the extensions to be easily measurable

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Suggest how the wire may be fixed in lace when carrying out this experiment

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Wire can be claimed tightly between two blocks of wood at one end. These blocks can then be claimed to the bench

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Alongside a metre ruler, what other tool will help you measure the extension accurately?

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A set-square can be used to help read the extension accurately

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When measuring the diameter of the wire in multiple places, why should you rotate the wire between measurements?

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Measure the wire in different orientations to ensure that the wire is circular across the full-length of the wire

23
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How can the percentage difference in your experimental value and accepted value be calculated?

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(Your value- Accepted value)/ Accepted value x 100