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DPP – Elasticity
Q 2. The elongation produced in a copper wire of length 2m and diameter 3mm, when a
force of 30N is applied is [young’s modulus Y = 1 × 1011 𝑁/𝑚2]
(a) 8.5 mm (b) 0.85 mm
(c) 0.085 mm (d) 85 mm
Q 4. The force that must be applied to a steel wire 6m long and diameter 1.6mm to produce
an extension of 1mm [Y = 2 × 1011 𝑁/𝑚2 ] is approximate.
(a) 100 N (b) 50 N
(c) 67 N (d) 33.5 N
Q 5. The Young's modulus of a material is 2 × 1011 𝑁/𝑚2 and its elastic limit is
1.8 × 108 𝑁/𝑚2 . For a wire of 1m length of this material, the maximum elastic
elongation achievable is
(a) 0.2 mm (b) 0.5 mm
(c) 0.4 mm (d) 0.9 mm
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Q 6.
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A compressive force, F is applied at the two ends of a long thin steel rod. It is heated,
simultaneously, such that its temperature increases by ΔT. The net change in its length
is zero. Let L be the length of the rod, A is its area of cross-section. Y is Young’s
modulus, and α is its coefficient of linear expansion. Then, F is equal to
(thermal expansion due to temperature change is given by ∆𝑙 = 𝑙𝛼∆𝑇)
𝐴𝑌
(a) 𝐿2 𝑌𝛼∆𝑇 (b) 𝛼∆𝑇
(c) 𝐴𝑌𝛼∆𝑇 (d) L𝐴𝑌𝛼∆𝑇
Q 7. A wire suspended vertically from one of its ends is stretched by attaching a weight of
200 N to the lower end. The weight stretches the wire by 1mm. Then the elastic energy
stored in the wire is
(a) 20 J (b) 1 J
(c) 2 J (d) 0.1 J
Q 8. The following four wires are made of the same material. Which of these will have the
largest extension when the same tension is applied?
(a) length = 200 cm, diameter = 2 mm
(b) length = 300 cm, diameter = 3 mm
(c) length = 50 cm, diameter = 0.5 mm
(d) length = 100 cm, diameter = 1 mm
Q 9. If P is the stress and Y is Young’s Modulus of the material of the wire, the energy
stored in the wire per unit volume is
2𝑌
(a) 𝑃2 (b) 2𝑃2 𝑌
𝑃2 𝑃
(c) 2𝑌 (d) 2𝑌
Q 10. Two wires of the same material and length but diameter in the ratio 1 : 2 are stretched
by the same force. The ratio of potential energy per unit volume for the two wires
when stretched will be :
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 2 : 1
(c) 4 : 1 (d) 16 : 1
Q 11. A wire fixed at the upper end stretches by length 𝑙 by applying a force F. The work
done in stretching is:
𝐹
(a) 𝐹𝑙 (b)
2𝑙
𝐹𝑙
(c) (d) 2𝐹𝑙
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Q 12. A metal wire of mass 10 kg, 3 m long and having a cross-sectional are 4 𝑚𝑚2 is
suspended on roof. Find the elongation produced in wire due to its self weight (Young
modulus of the metal is 2 × 1011 𝑁/𝑚2 & g = 10 m/𝑠 2 )
(a) 0.375 mm (b) 0.187 mm
(c) 0.276 mm (d) 0.421 mm
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Q 13. A wire is made of a material of density 10 g/𝑐𝑚3 and breaking stress 5 × 109 𝑁/𝑚2 .
If g = 10m𝑠 −2 the length of the wire that will break under its own weight when
suspended vertically is
(a) 5 × 102 m (b) 5 × 103 m
(c) 5 × 104 m (d) 5 × 105 m
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Q 14. Young's modulus of a rod is 2𝜆 for which elongation is λ due to its own weight when
suspended from the ceiling. L is the length of the rod and A is constant, which is:
(a) Area
(b) Mass per unit length
(c) Mass per unit length per unit area
(d) Area per unit mass
Q 15. The compressibility of water is 4 × 10−5 per unit atmospheric pressure. The decrease
in volume of 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
Q 16. When a pressure of 100 atmosphere is applied on a spherical ball, then its volume
reduces to 0.01%. The bulk modulus of the material of the rubber in dyne/𝑐𝑚2 is
(a) 10 × 1012 (b) 100 × 1012
(c) 1 × 1012 (d) 1000 × 1012
Q 17. The Young's modulus, bulk modulus and the modulus of rigidity have
(a) no dimensions (b) same dimensions
(c) different dimensions (d) none of the above
Q 18. The volume of a solid at 1 atm pressure is 104 𝑐𝑚3 . If the pressure is increased to 51
atm then find percentage change in its volume (𝛽 = 1012 𝑑𝑦𝑛𝑒/𝑐𝑚2 )
(a) 0.5 % (b) 0.05 %
(c) 0.005 % (d) 0.0005 %
Q 19. The longitudinal stain in a metal bar is 0.05. If the Poison's ratio for this metal is 0.25,
then the lateral strain will be
(a) 0.2 (b) 0.02
(c) 0.15 (d) 0.0125
Q 20. A graph is shown between stress and strain for a metal. The part in which Hooke's law
holds good is
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(a) OA (b) AB
(c) BC (d) CD
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