PHYSICS
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CRASH COURSE
TOPIC
ELASTICITY
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1. 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 T . The net change in its lenght is zero. Let L be the length of the rod,
A is its area of cross-section. Y is Young's modulus, and is its coefficient of linear expansion. Then, F is
equal to
(A) L2Y T (B) AT / T (C) AY T (D) LAY T
2. 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) 0.2 J (B) 10 J (C) 20 J (D) 0.1 J
3. A rod of length L at room temperature and uniform area of cross-section A, Is made of a metal having a
coefficient of linear expansion . It is observed that an external compressive force F is applied to each of
its ends, prevents any change in the length of the rod when its temeprature rises by T K . Young's
modulus, Y for this metal is
F F F 2F
(A) (B) (C) (D)
A T A [ T 273] 2A T A T
4. Young's moduli of two wires A and B are in the ratio 7 : 4. Wire A is 2m long and has radius R. Wire B is
1.5 m long and has a radius 2mm. If the two wires stretch by the same length for a given load, then the
value of R is close to
(A) 1.5 mm (B) 1.9 mm (C) 1.7 mm (D) 1.3 mm
5. The elastic limit of brass is 379 MPa. What should be the minimum diameter of a brass rod if it is to support
a 400 N load without exceeding its elastic limit?
(A) 1 mm (B) 1.15 mm (C) 0.90 mm (D) 1.36 mm
6. A uniform cylindrical rod of length L and radius r, is made from a meterial whose Young's modulus of
Elasticity equals Y. When this rod is heated by temperature T and simultaneously subjected to a net longitudinal
compressional force F, its length remains unchanged. The coefficient of volume expansion, of the material
of the rod is nearly equal to
9F 6F 3F F
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D)
R YT R YT R YT 3 R2YT
7. The following four wires are made of the same material. Which of these will have the largest extension
when the same tension is applied?
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8. A man grows into a giant such that his linear dimensions increase by a factor of 9. Assuming that his
density remains the same, the stress in the leg will change by a factor of
(A) 1/9 (B) 81 (C) 1/81 (D) 9
9. A solid sphere of radius r made of soft material of bulk modulus K is surrounded by a liquid in a cylindrical
container. A massless piston of the area of floats on the surface of the liquud, covering an entire cross-
section of the cylindrical container. When a mass m is placed on the surface of the piston to compress the
liquie, the fractional decrement in the radius of the sphere is Mg/ AB. Find the value of .
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 3 (D) 2
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10. A steel wire having a radius of 2.0 mm, carrying a load of 4 kg, is hanging from a ceiling. Given that g =
3.1m/s2, what will be the tensile stres that would be developed in the wire?
(A) 4.8 × 106 N/m2 (B) 3.1 × 106 N/m2 (C) 6.2 × 106 N/m2 (D) 5.2 × 106 N/m2
11. A steel rail of length 5m and area of cross-section 40cm2 is prevented from expandign along its length while
the temperature rises by 10ºC. If the coefficient of linear expansion and Young's moudulus of steel is 1.2 ×
10–5 K–1 and 2 × 1011 Nm–2 respectively, the force developed in the rail is approximately
(A) 2 × 109 N (B) 3 × 10–5 N (C) 2 × 107 N (D) 1 × 105 N
12. If S 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
(A) 2Y/S (B) S/2Y (C) 2S2/Y (D) S2/2Y
13. A wire fixed at the upper end stretches by length l by applying a force F. The work done in stretching is
(A) F/2l (B) Fl (C) 2Fl (D) Fl/2
14. Two wires are made of the same material and have the same voume. However, wire 1 has a cross-
sectional area A and wire 2 has cross-sectional area 3A. If the length of the wire 1 increases by x on
applying force F, how much force is needed to stretch wire 2 by the same amount?
(A) F (B) 4F (C) 6F (D) 9F
15. A wire elongates by l mm when a load W is hanged from it. If the wire goes over a pulley and two weights
W each is hung at the two ends, the elongation of the wire will be (in mm)
(A) l/2 (B) l (C) 2l (D) Zero
16. If the work done in stretching a wire by 1 mm is 2 J, the work necessary for stretching another wire of the
same material but with double the radius of cross-section and half the lenght by 1 mm is in joules
(A) 16 (B) 8 (C) 4 (D) 1/4
17. A wire of length 1m, cross sectional area 10–6 m2 and negligible mass is kept on a smooth horizontal table
with one end fixed. A ball of mass 1 kg is attached to its other end. If the wire and the ball are rotating with
an angular velocity of 100 rad/s, the wire breaks. What is the breaking stress?
(A) 109 N/m2 (B) 1010 N/m2 (C) 3 × 1010 N/m2 (D) 2 × 109 N/m2
18. When a elastic maerial with Young's modulus 'Y' is subjected to a stretching stress 'S', the elastic energy
stored per unit volume of the material is,
YS S 2Y S2 S
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2Y 2Y
19. When the load on a wire is increased slowly from 1 kg wt to 2 kg wt the elongation increases from 0.2 mm
to 0.3 mm how much work is done during the extension (g = 9.8m/sec2)
(A) 19.6 × 10–3 J (B) 1.96 × 10–3 J (C) 196 × 10–3 J (D) 0.196 × 10–3 J
20. The bulk modulus of elasticity of the material of a metal sphere is 2 × 1011 N/m2. in open air, atmospheric
pressure of 105 N/m2 acts on it. What is the fractional decrease in its volume if it kept in a vacuum
chamber?
(A) 2 × 10–7 (B) 3 × 10–7 (C) 4 × 10–7 (D) 5 × 10–7
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Answer Key
1. C 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. C
8. D 9. C 10. B 11. D 12. D 13. D 14. D
15. B 16. A 17. B 18. C 19. B 20. D
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