A paperclip is bent so that it forms a straight piece of steel wire. The steel w

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A paperclip is bent so that it forms a straight piece of steel wire. The steel wire does not return to its bent shape Is steel wire (in general) capable of following Hooke's Law? a. No: the paperclip does not return to its bent shape so it is not elastic b. No; Hooke's Law only applies to springs c. Yes; it call follow Hooke's Law without returning to its original shape d. Yes; the force to bend the paperclip exceeded the elastic limit but a smaller force would still let the paperclip return to its original shape

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14. D

The force to bend the paperchip exceeded the elastic limit but a smaller force would still let the paperclip return to its original shape

Hook,'s law is valid only for the elastic limit of force . for small range of force hookes law iscvalid

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