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PHYSICS

Elasticity

1. The area of cross-section of a wire of length 1.1 metre is 1 mm2. It is loaded with 1 kg. If Young's
modulus of copper is 1 .1  10 11 N / m 2 , then the increase in length will be (If g  10 m / s 2 )
(a) 0.01 mm (b) 0.075 mm
(c) 0.1 mm (d) 0. 15 mm

2. A force F is needed to break a copper wire having radius R. The force needed to break a copper
wire of radius 2R will be
(a) F/2 (b) 2F
(c) 4F (d) F/4

3. The relationship between Young's modulus Y, Bulk modulus K and modulus of rigidity  is
9K 9 YK
(a) Y  (b)
  3K Y  3K
9K 3K
(c) Y  (d) Y 
3K 9  K

4. If x longitudinal strain is produced in a wire of Young's modulus y, then energy stored in the
material of the wire per unit volume is
(a) yx 2 (b) 2 yx 2
1 2 1 2
(c) y x (d) yx
2 2

5. The Young's modulus of a rubber string 8 cm long and density 1 .5 kg / m 3 is 5  10 8 N / m 2 , is


suspended on the ceiling in a room. The increase in length due to its own weight will be
(a) 9 .6  10 5 m (b) 9 .6  10 11 m
(c) 9 .6  10 3 m (d) 9.6 m

6. An aluminum rod (Young's modulus  7  10 9 N / m 2 ) has a breaking strain of 0.2%. The minimum
cross-sectional area of the rod in order to support a load of 10 4 Newton's is
(a) 1  10 2 m 2 (b) 1 .4  10 3 m 2
(c) 3 .5  10 3 m 2 (d) 7 .1  10 4 m 2

7. A weight of 200 kg is suspended by vertical wire of length 600.5 cm. The area of cross-section of
wire is 1 mm 2 . When the load is removed, the wire contracts by 0.5 cm. The Young's modulus of
the material of wire will be
(a) 2 .35  10 12 N / m 2 (b) 1 .35  10 10 N / m 2
(c) 13 .5  10 11 N / m 2 (d) 23 .5  10 9 N / m 2

8. The length of an elastic string is a metre when the longitudinal tension is 4 N and b metre
when the longitudinal tension is 5 N. The length of the string in metre when the longitudinal
tension is 9 N is
(a) a  b (b) 5 b  4 a
1
(c) 2b  a (d) 4 a  3 b
4

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9. The compressibility of water is 4  10 per unit atmospheric pressure. The decrease in volume of
5

100 cubic centimeter of water under a pressure of 100 atmosphere will be


(a) 0.4 cc (b) 4  10 5 cc
(c) 0.025 cc (d) 0.004 cc

10. A ball falling in a lake of depth 200 m shows 0.1% decrease in its volume at the bottom. What is
the bulk modulus of the material of the ball
(a) 19 .6  10 8 N / m 2 (b) 19 .6  10 10 N / m 2
(c) 19 .6  10 10 N / m 2 (d) 19 .6  10 8 N / m 2

11. If the potential energy of a spring is V on stretching it by 2 cm, then its potential energy when it is
stretched by 10 cm will be
(a) V/25 (b) 5V
(c) V/5 (d) 25V

12. The ratio of Young's modulus of the material of two wires is 2 : 3. If the same stress is applied on
both, then the ratio of elastic energy per unit volume will be
(a) 3 : 2 (b) 2 : 3
(c) 3 : 4 (d) 4 : 3

13. The length of a rod is 20 cm and area of cross-section 2 cm 2 . The Young's modulus of the material
of wire is 1 .4  10 11 N / m 2 . If the rod is compressed by 5 kg-wt along its length, then increase in the
energy of the rod in joules will be
(a) 8 .57  10 6 (b) 22 .5  10 4
(c) 9 .8  10 5
(d) 45 .0  10 5

14. The ratio of the lengths of two wires A and B of same material is 1 : 2 and the ratio of their
diameter is 2 : 1. They are stretched by the same force, then the ratio of increase in length
will be
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 4
(c) 1 : 8 (d) 8 : 1

15. The Young's modulus of a wire of length L and radius r is Y N/m2. If the length and radius are
reduced to L/2 and r/2, then its Young's modulus will be
(a) Y/2 (b) Y
(c) 2Y (d) 4Y

Answer Keys
1. C 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. A

11. d 12. A 13. A 14. C 15. B

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