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Particle Equilibrium in a Stretched Rope?
When you stretch an elastic rope and let go it immediately snaps to its rest position. Is this due to the particles within the rope attempting to maintain equilibrium with each other so the rope shortens to its original length in order to achieve this?
I'm not looking for an answer revolving around action and reaction forces.
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2 Answers
- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
Yes the tensile strength of the rope comes from the electrostatic attraction between the molecules of the rope. When you stretch the rope, the potential energy of the rope increases, and the particles provide a restoring force so as to bring the rope back into equllibrium or the low energy state.
- Anonymous7 years ago
complex matter. try searching on yahoo. it could help!