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Physics · Topic 14

Elasticity and properties of matter

Sub-topic 1 2026 · National Quarterfinal Free

Relating young's modulus to bulk modulus and poisson's ratio for an isotropic solid

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Strain from extension and original length

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Sub-topic 3 2021 · National Preliminary Premium

Spring tension and stored elastic energy (true/false)

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Spring tension from hooke's law

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Sub-topic 5 2021 · National Preliminary Premium

Spring tension from hooke's law

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Sub-topic 6 2013 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Force to extend a spring a given distance (hooke's law)

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Sub-topic 7 2013 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Elastic potential energy stored in a stretched spring

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Sub-topic 8 2013 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Extension of a spring from stored elastic energy and stiffness

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Sub-topic 9 2013 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Force to extend a spring a given distance (repeat)

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Sub-topic 10 2014 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Linearizing hooke's law for graphing

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Sub-topic 11 2021 · National Preliminary Premium

Absolute temperature ($277\text{ K}$) at which water's density is greatest

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Sub-topic 12 2021 · National Preliminary Premium

Thermal strain of an aluminum bar from its expansion coefficient and temperature change

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Sub-topic 13 2021 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Extension of two springs in parallel under a load, $x = \dfrac{W}{k_1 + k_2}$

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Sub-topic 14 2021 · National Quarterfinal Premium

True or false: springs in parallel undergo the same extension

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Sub-topic 15 2021 · National Quarterfinal Premium

True or false: springs in parallel have the same tension

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Sub-topic 16 2021 · National Quarterfinal Premium

True or false: the spring with the smaller constant carries the greatest tension in parallel

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Sub-topic 17 2022 · National Preliminary Premium

Volume expansivity from linear expansivity, via the factor of 3

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Sub-topic 18 2022 · National Preliminary Premium

Spring constant from applied force and extension, hooke's law

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Sub-topic 19 2023 · National Preliminary Premium

True or false: a solid at rest begins to move as soon as its molecules begin to move

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True or false: a solid at rest remains at rest because its molecules are stationary

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True or false: when a solid moves, its molecules' average velocity is in the direction of motion

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Sub-topic 22 2023 · National Preliminary Premium

Riddle: ice, a solid less dense than its liquid form

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Sub-topic 23 2023 · National Preliminary Premium

Effective spring constant of two parallel springs

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Mass of a homogeneous object from density and volume

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