Material properties has been an optional topic on several A-level specifications. It is now in the AS section of all the A-level physics specifications in England and Wales.
The question discussed in this Exam talkback is from the June 2013 WJEC PH5 paper. It starts by looking at the specified practical work on determining the Young modulus of a material in the form of a wire, before an algebraic section on a composite wire. In view of the increased mathematical demand of the new specifications, this kind of analysis could appear on either the AS or A-level papers.
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