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DPP – Elasticity

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Q 1. For a constant force, a rope breaks due to stress. Which of the following is useful to
reduce the stress?
(a) Increase the length of the rope
(b) Reduce the length of the rope
(c) Increase the cross sectional area of the rope
(d) Reduce the cross sectional area of the rope

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 3. Copper wire of length 3m and area of cross-section 1 𝑚𝑚2, passes through an


arrangement of two frictionless pulleys, 𝑃1 and 𝑃2 . One end of the wire is rigidly
clamped and a mass of 1 kg is hanged from the other end. If Young's modulus for
copper is 10 × 1010 𝑁/𝑚2 , the elongation in the wire is :

(a) 0.05 mm (b) 0.1 mm


(c) 0.2 mm (d) 0.3 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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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
2

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

Answer Key

Q.1 c Q.2 c Q.3 d Q.4 c Q.5 d

Q.6 c Q.7 d Q.8 c Q.9 c Q.10 d

Q.11 c Q.12 b Q.13 c Q.14 c Q.15 a

Q.16 c Q.17 b Q.18 c Q.19 d Q.20 a

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