Year 12
Side B1: Deformation of Solids
Open Side B with springs, stress, strain, Young modulus, deformation, and energy stored in wires.
Part of Year 12 CIE Physics 9702.
Topic Overview
What students will cover
This topic makes the mechanics of materials explicit and practical. You need to move between graphs, definitions, equations, and laboratory evidence throughout the topic. Start with force-extension behaviour, then use stress and strain to compare materials before finishing with Young modulus, elastic limits, and stored energy.
Revision
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Recall vocabulary
load
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extension
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compression
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limit of proportionality
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spring constant
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Stress
force per unit cross-sectional area.
Strain
extension per unit original length.
Young modulus
stress divided by strain in the linear elastic region.
elastic deformation
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plastic deformation
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elastic potential energy
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Hooke's law
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cross-sectional area
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wire
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gradient
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elastic limit
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force-extension graph
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deformation of solids
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Resource bank
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Syllabus CIE 9702 coverage in this topic
10 points across 4 lessons
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CIE 9702 coverage in this topic
10 points across 4 lessons
6.1.1
understand that deformation is caused by tensile or compressive forces (forces and deformations will be assumed to be in one dimension only)
6.1.2
understand and use the terms load, extension, compression and limit of proportionality
6.1.3
recall and use Hooke’s law
6.1.4
recall and use the formula for the spring constant k = F / x
6.1.5
define and use the terms stress, strain and the Young modulus
6.1.6
describe an experiment to determine the Young modulus of a metal in the form of a wire
6.2.1
understand and use the terms elastic deformation, plastic deformation and elastic limit
6.2.2
understand that the area under the force–extension graph represents the work done
6.2.3
determine the elastic potential energy of a material deformed within its limit of proportionality from the area under the force–extension graph 1 1
6.2.4
recall and use EP = 2 Fx = 2 kx2 for a material deformed within its limit of proportionality
Lessons
Lesson sequence
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Lesson
01Springs and Hooke's Law
Use force-extension behaviour to introduce elastic deformation.
Lesson
02Stress and Strain
Define and apply stress and strain in simple material problems.
Lesson
03Young's Modulus + Practical
Use Young's modulus and connect it to experimental measurement.
Lesson
04Elastic/Plastic Deformation + Energy Stored in a Wire
Compare elastic and plastic behaviour and relate it to stored energy.
Lesson
05Revision
Revision lesson for Side B1.
Lesson
06Test
Assessment checkpoint for Side B1.
Lesson
07Review
Review lesson for Side B1.