An engineer is testing a synthetic polyurethane ligament designed for robotic joint reconstruction.
Explain what is meant when the synthetic ligament is elastically deformed.
For small extensions, the ligament behaves like a linear spring with a spring constant of 320 N/m320\text{ N/m}320 N/m. Calculate the elastic potential energy stored in the ligament when it is stretched by 7.5 cm7.5\text{ cm}7.5 cm.
44 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Physics 1.1 Energy changes in a system, and the ways energy is stored before and after such changes, covering 1.1.1 Energy stores and systems, 1.1.2 Changes in energy, 1.1.3 Energy changes in systems, and 1.1.4 Power. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.