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Grade 12General Physics

the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed

The property elasticity is measured in terms of stress only

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15 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Pramod J AskiitiansExpert-IIT-B
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer15 Years ago

Dear student,

coefficient of elasticity is the ratio of stress per starin. strain has no units so the unit is same as that of stress.

I guess it explains.

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