Work Done & Energy Transfer (OCR GCSE Physics A (Gateway Science Suite)): Flashcards

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Work Done & Energy Transfer
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Energy transferred when spring stretched/compressed

To elastic potential energy store

What does force do to change spring shape?

Does work

Energy store when spring is deformed

Elastic potential energy store

Work done vs elastic PE for elastic deformation

They are equal

Formula for elastic potential energy

Ee=12ke2Ee = \frac{1}{2}ke^2

Symbol EeEe meaning and unit

Elastic potential energy, Joules (J)

Symbol kk meaning and unit

Spring constant, Newtons per metre (N/m)

Symbol ee in elastic PE formula and unit

Extension or compression, metres (m)

Validity limit of Ee=12ke2Ee = \frac{1}{2}ke^2

Up to limit of proportionality for elastic objects

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