Home
Class 11
PHYSICS
In which year Robert Hooke presented his...

In which year Robert Hooke presented his law of elasticity?

A

1672

B

 1674

C

1676

D

1678

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
C
In 1676, Robert Hocke presented his law of elasticity, now called Hooke's law. Stress `prop` Strain
or Stress is = K strain `("Stress")/("Strain")=K`
where k is the proportionality constant and is known as modulus of elasticity.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS

    NCERT FINGERTIPS|Exercise Stress-Strain Curve|5 Videos

  • MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS

    NCERT FINGERTIPS|Exercise Elastic Moduli|69 Videos

  • MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS

    NCERT FINGERTIPS|Exercise Stress And Strain|9 Videos

  • MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS

    NCERT FINGERTIPS|Exercise Assertion And Reason|15 Videos

  • MOTION IN A PLANE

    NCERT FINGERTIPS|Exercise Assertion And Reason|15 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Robert Hooke published his work on cork cells in

In which year Robert H. Whittaker proposed five kingdom classification ?

Name the publicationin which Robert Hooke (1665) described his discovery of the cell.

Name the book in which Robert Hooke published his work.

Robert Hooke used the terms cell in the year

When did Robert Hooke discover cell ?

In which year, Robert H.Whittaker an American taxonomist, proposed his five kingdom system of classification ?

Hooke's Law

Cells of Robert Hooke were actually