Properties of Bulk Matter

Elasticity is the property of any material or substance getting stretched or compacted by external pressure. The applied pressure alters the shape or size of the material. When the pressure applied increases, the volume occupied by the material decreases, and pressure and volume are inversely proportional. The fluid elasticity or compressibility employs bulk modulus to […]

When the forces that caused the deformation are eliminated, elasticity refers to the ability of a distorted material body to return to its original shape and size. Elastic behaviour (or response) is a term used to describe a body that has this flexibility. Most solid materials exhibit elastic behaviour to some degree. Still, the size

When the atoms of a selected element are so far apart, each atom shows allowable energy levels.  Energy Bands in Solids in every particular element, the magnitude of the interaction of the neighbouring atom’s influence depends on the spacing and therefore the electron’s location inside the cluster of atoms. An energy band is a range

Electronic band structure (or simply band structure) in solid-state physics refers to the range of energy levels that electrons can have in a solid and the range of energies that they may not have. The quantum-mechanical wave functions permitted for electrons in a vast systematic lattice of an atom or molecule are examined using band

A polymer consists of large molecules or repetition of subunits held by weak or intermolecular solid forces. An elastomer is a type of Polymer in which the intermolecular forces binding the molecule together are weak. The weak intermolecular forces come with certain freedoms for the material. Rubber is an example of Elastomers. People often use

A polymer is a material that is made up of a large number of repeating components that make up macromolecules. Both artificial and natural polymers play crucial and pervasive roles in everyday life due to their diverse features. Polymers range from ordinary synthetic plastics such as polystyrene to biopolymers such as DNA and proteins, which are

When exposed to external forces, a rigid body model is an idealised demonstration of an item that does not deform. It’s particularly useful for assessing mechanical systems, as many physical objects are quite stiff. The physical features of the material used to create an item determine the degree to which it can be considered stiff.

For a material that is placed under an external force, the shear modulus of rigidity of the material is defined as the ratio between the shear stress and shear strain experienced by the material due to the external force.  The modulus of rigidity gives the expression for the rigid property of a material. The rigidity

Introduction It is one of the elemental properties of the solids. The bulk modulus or bulk modulus of elasticity is defined as the ratio of the volumetric stress associated with the volumetric elongation of a particular material when the deformation of the material is within the elastic range. To define bulk modulus it may be

When external forces are applied to a rigid solid material to impose pressure, the objects remain at the same size. It may break into pieces, but the gross volume that all the object particles occupy does not change. However, when such external pressure is exerted on an elastic object or material, the material decreases in