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Calculations: Young's Modulus

The Cross section of the wire is 9.07 x 10 -8 m2

length = 0.877 m

Net Load (g) Elongation
100 1.11.x 10-4m
200 2.15.x 10-4m
300 3.33.x 10-4m
400 4.37.x 10-4m
500 5.34.x 10-4m
600 6.23.x 10-4m
700 7.11.x 10-4m
800 8.00.x 10-4m
900 8.89.x 10-4m

Now plot the curve with load in N on abscissa and resulting elongations in meters as ordinates.

Compute Young's modulus from the slope of the graph and find the error compared to known value of 9.2 X 10^10

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Calculations: Young's Modulus

The Cross section of the wire is 9.07 x 10 -8 m2

length = 0.877 m

Net Load (g) Elongation
100 1.11.x 10-4m
200 2.15.x 10-4m
300 3.33.x 10-4m
400 4.37.x 10-4m
500 5.34.x 10-4m
600 6.23.x 10-4m
700 7.11.x 10-4m
800 8.00.x 10-4m
900 8.89.x 10-4m

Now Plot of curve with load in N on abscissa and resulting elongations in meters as ordinates.

Compute young's modulus from the slope of the graph
find the error compared to known value of 9.2 X 10^10
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