Elastic Force Of A Rubber Band

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Elastic force of a rubber band.

Which force is applied to a rubber band to make it stretch. Understanding the physics of elasticity requires a knowledge of advanced mathematics chemistry and statistical physics particularly the concept of entropy. Elastic potential energy is equal to the force times the distance of movement. When you let the rubber band racer go the stored energy in the tension of the rubber band is released and is transferred to the rear axle an application of the first law of thermodynamics.

So for some cases the rubber band does indeed act like a spring. I m not sure this question has an obvious answer because parsing your question isn t straightforward. This is nice especially since in the past i used a rubber band to make a diy force probe. Shoot at least five rubber bands for each stretch length.

Shoot more rubber bands in the same way except stretch them back to 15 cm 20 cm 25 cm or 30 cm. Deformation is reversed when the force is removed inelastic deformation is not fully reversed when the force is removed there is a permanent change in shape a rubber band undergoes. In rubber the elastic force is due to the thermal interactions of the molecules within the material. There are several molecular mechanisms that work together to produce the elastic force.

In this case both electromagnetism and gravity coul. The longevity of the elastic wear may vary from two weeks to several months. I m not sure if you re asking. So for some cases the rubber band.

Firstly by pulling back the rubber band racer you stretch the rubber band thereby storing energy also known as potential energy. After each launch have your helper. F force in newtons. Figure a shows the elastic band in an arbitrary configuration described by a function bf x s t and the unit vector pmb tau s t which is tangent to the band at the point bf x s t.