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 will be:
1. | \(a-b\) | 2. | \(5b-4a\) |
3. | \(2b-\frac{1}{4}a\) | 4. | \(4a-3b\) |
How much force is required to produce an increase of 0.2% in the length of a brass wire of diameter 0.6 mm ?
(Young’s modulus for brass = )
1. Nearly 17 N
2. Nearly 34 N
3. Nearly 51 N
4. Nearly 68 N
A 5 m long aluminium wire of diameter 3 mm supports a 40 kg mass. In order to have the same elongation in a copper wire of the same length under the same weight, the diameter should now be, in mm
1. 1.75
2. 1.5
3. 2.5
4. 5.0
An iron rod of length 2m and cross section area of 50 X , is stretched by 0.5 mm, when a mass of 250 kg is hung from its lower end. Young's modulus of the iron rod is-
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In which case there is maximum extension in the wire, if same force is applied on each wire
1. L = 500 cm, d = 0.05 mm
2. L = 200 cm, d = 0.02 mm
3. L = 300 cm, d = 0.03 mm
4. L = 400 cm, d = 0.01 mm
The extension of a wire by the application of load is 3 mm. The extension in a wire of the same material and length but half the radius by the same load is -
1. 12 mm
2. 0.75 mm
3. 15 mm
4. 6 mm
The adiabatic elasticity of a gas is equal to
1. density
2. volume
3. pressure
4. specific heat
The specific heat at constant pressure and at constant volume for an ideal gas are and and its adiabatic and isothermal elasticities are and respectively. The ratio of to is
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The compressibility of water is \(4\times 10^{-5}\) per unit atmospheric pressure. The decrease in volume of \(100\) cubic centimeter of water under a pressure of \(100\) atmosphere will be:
1. \(0.4~\text{cc}\)
2. \(4\times 10^{-5}~\text{cc}\)
3. \(0.025~\text{cc}\)
4. \(0.004~\text{cc}\)
If a rubber ball is taken at the depth of 200 m in a pool, its volume decreases by 0.1%. If the density of the water is and , then the volume elasticity in will be
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