Which one of the following substances possesses the highest elasticity:

(1) Rubber                             

(2) Glass

(3) Steel                               

(4) Copper

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Which one of the following quantities does not have the unit of force per unit area?

1. Stress                                      

2. Strain

3. Young's modulus of elasticity

4. Pressure

Subtopic:  Stress - Strain |
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A copper wire and a steel wire of the same diameter and length are connected end to end and a force is applied, which stretches their combined length by 1 cm. The two wires will have

(1)   Different stresses and strains

(2)   The same stress and strain

(3)   The same strain but different stresses

(4)   The same stress but different strains

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The possible value of Poisson's ratio is

(1) 1                                       

(2) 0.9

(3) 0.8                                     

(4) 0.4

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Which of the following affects the elasticity of a substance

1. Hammering and annealing

2. Change in temperature

3. Impurity in substance

4. All of these

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A wire of diameter 1mm  breaks under a tension of 1000 N. Another wire, of the same material as that of the first one, but of diameter 2 mm, breaks under a tension of:

(1)   500 N                               

(2)   1000 N

(3)   10000 N                           

(4)   4000 N

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There is no change in the volume of a wire due to change in its length on stretching. The Poisson's ratio of the material of the wire is

(1)   + 0.50                               

(2)   – 0.50

(3)   0.25                                  

(4)   – 0.25

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The force required to stretch a steel wire of cross-section 1 cm2 to 1.1 times its length would be Y=2×1011 Nm-2

(1) 2×106N                               

(2) 2×103N

(3) 2×10-6N                             

(4) 2×10-7N

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A fixed volume of iron is drawn into a wire of length L. The extension x produced in this wire by a constant force F is proportional to:

(1) 1L2                                             

(2) 1L

(3) L2                                               

(4) L

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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

(1) a - b                                             

(2) 5b - 4a

(3) 2b -14a                                       

(4) 4a - 3b

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