Rubber Band Experiment Elasticity

Next observe the 1000ml beaker and convert the distance the rubber band could stretch from ml to cm.

Rubber band experiment elasticity.

We believe that the elasticity of the rubber band is going to increase as the temperature increases in our experiment. Repeat the experiment this time figuring out a way to start with ice water and end with near boiling water. Elasticity of the rubber band is defined as the maximum length the rubber band stretches from its initial length when weight is placed on it. Rubber band elasticity and temperature.

It can be stretched by up to a factor of 10 from its original length and when released returns very nearly to its original length. This can be repeated many times with no apparent degradation to the rubber. Rubber elasticity refers to a property of crosslinked rubber. Then measure the length of the rubber band within the marks just drawn.

The rubber in rubber bands is bound together by thousands of long chains of molecules that are coiled together something like a net. Science behind the experiment. Rubber is a member of a larger class of materials called elastomers and it is difficult to overestimate their economic and. The first experiment we show uses the potential energy stored in a rubber band to launch a paper rocket.

Place the rubber band flat on a table and mark two lines from where the rubber band s elasticity will be measured. It can demonstrate elasticity kinetic energy and potential energy and it great to use in some really cool experiments. Energy is a great subject in science. When you pull a rubber band the molecules uncoil and align themselves closer together as they straighten out.

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