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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The ratio of two specific heats of gas Cp/Cv for argon is 1.6 and for hydrogen is 1.4. Adiabatic elasticity of argon at pressure P is E. Adiabatic elasticity of hydrogen will also be equal to E at the pressure :

(1) P                                       

(2) 87P

(3) 78P                                   

(4) 1.4P

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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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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 = 0.9×1011N/m2)

(a) Nearly 17 N                        (b) Nearly 34 N

(c) Nearly 51                        (d) Nearly 68 N

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A 5 m long aluminium wire Y=7×1010N/m2 of diameter 3 mm supports a 40 kg mass. In order to have the same elongation in a copper wire Y=12×1010N/m2 of the same length under the same weight, the diameter of the copper wire should be, in mm:

(a)   1.75                                   (b)   1.5

(c)   2.5                                     (d)   5.0

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A steel wire of 1 m long and  cross section area 1 mm2 is hang from rigid end. When mass of 1kg is hung from it then change in length will be: (given Y=2×1011N/m2)

(1)   0.5 mm                             

(2)   0.25 mm

(3)   0.05 mm                           

(4)   5 mm

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An iron rod of length 2m and cross section area of 50 X 10-6 m2 , 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-

(1) 19.6×1010N/m2                         

(2) 19.6×1015N/m2

(3) 19.6×1018N/m2                         

(4) 19.6×1020N/m2

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