Properties of Bulk Matter

A cuboid shaped rubber is pulled by a force F longitudinally. Can you guess what would happen? As force is applied longitudinally, thus the rubber’s initial length will increase, width and the thickness will decrease.The length of the rubber rises by dL, while the width decreases by dB.  What is “Strain”? Strain is defined as […]

Electrons are found in pairs in most atoms. When electrons are coupled together, their magnetic fields cancel each other out due to their opposite spins. And so, there is no net magnetic field there. Materials having some unpaired electrons, on the other hand, will have a net magnetic field and respond more to an external

It is commonly known that the sun is the densest object in our universe. It is quite interesting to know that there are bodies in the solar system that are denser than the sun. One such body is the neutron star. The neutron star is the densest object in the universe except for black holes.

If a body has a definite shape and size, it is considered rigid. The solid bodies we observe in our environment aren’t perfectly rigid. When an external force is applied to these objects, they deform. However, some items tend to revert to their original shape.  Stress is the internal force acting per unit area of

Introduction Modulus of rigidity is a material’s elastic shear stiffness, usually indicated by the letter G, or sometimes by S, and can be seen as the ratio of the shear stress to shear strain. Shear modulus is the same thing as modulus of rigidity. Shear stress is a component of stress that is parallel to

A rigid body seems to have a specific shape and size. But in reality, a rigid body can be compressed, elongated, or even bent. The suitable operation which can be carried out on a body depends upon its mechanical properties. Thus it can be concluded that rigid bodies can be deformed. The behaviour of a rigid

Introduction: Hooke’s law, also referred to as the law of elasticity, was developed by an English scientist Robert Hooke in 1660, the statement given was, the magnitude of deformation is directly proportional to the deforming force or load for relatively small deformations of an object.  When the load is removed, the item returns to its

When any material shows a linear relationship between stress and strain and exhibits elasticity in some form or the other, it is called linearly elastic material. For elastic materials, stress is directly proportional to strain, this means for small deformation, stress is directly proportional to strain. Therefore, in simple terms, As per Hooke’s law, the

Elasticity plays a crucial role in physics. In most cases, you will find various examples related to elasticity. You need to understand the matter or subject of elasticity with some examples. It is also essential to learn about the application of elastic behaviour to materials.  A better understanding of elasticity It is essential to understand

Young’s modulus is a word used to characterise a material’s capacity to bend. The Young modulus is a mechanical characteristic that indicates solid material’s tensile or compressive stiffness when a force is applied longitudinally. It is also known as the modulus of elasticity in tension or compression (i.e., negative tension). It is computed using the