Post-UTME Physics 2008 Objective — Question 2

Question 2 of 10 from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) Physics 2008 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

A piece of rubber 10cm long stretches 6mm when a load of 100N is hung from it. What is the strain?

A. 6×10² (as printed)
B. 60
C. 60 (duplicate)
D. 6

Explanation

Strain = extension/original length = 0.6cm/10cm = 6×10⁻²; this value does not exactly match any listed option, which may reflect an OCR issue with the original choices.

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