Elasticity - class-XI
Physics quiz covering stress, strain, Young's modulus, elastic potential energy, resilience, toughness, and material deformation properties for class XI students
Questions
The elastic energy stored per unit volume in a stretched wire is
- $\cfrac { 1 }{ 2 } \cfrac { { \left( stress \right) }^{ } }{ Y } $
- $\cfrac { 1 }{ 2 } \cfrac { { \left( stress \right) }^{ 2 } }{ Y } $
- $\cfrac { 1 }{ 2 } \cfrac { { \left( stress \right) }^{ 2 } }{ { Y }^{ 2 } } $
- $\cfrac { 1 }{ 2 } \cfrac { { \left( stress \right) }^{ } }{ { Y }^{ 2 } } $
If S is stress and Y is Young's modulus of the material of a wire, the energy stored in the wire per unit volume is:
- $\frac{S}{2Y}$
- $\frac{2Y}{S^2}$
- $\frac{S^2}{2Y}$
- $2S^2Y$
Two wires are of same material. Wire 1 is of 4 times longer than wire 2 and area of wire 1 is 4 times less than wire 2. Compare the stresses if they are elongated by the same load
- 1/2
- 4
- 1/4
- 2
Two wires of different material but of same radius and length are stretched by the same load, the ratio of the stresses in the material will be same
- True
- False
Two wires of different material but of same radius and different length are stretched by the loads in the ratio 1:3, the ratio of the stresses in the material will be same
- 3:1
- 2:3
- 3:2
- 1:3
The total strain energy stored in a body is known as
- Resilience
- Toughness
- Modulus of resilience
- None of the above
A material capable of absorbing large amount of energy before fracture is known as
- Ductility
- Toughness
- Resilience
- Plasticity
A copper wire $1.0$ m and a steel wire of length $0.5$ m having equal cross-sectional areas are joining end to end. The composite wire is stretched by a certain load which stretches the copper wire by $1$ mm. If the Young's modulus of copper steel are respectively $1.0\times 11^{11}Nm^{-1}$ and $ 2.0 \times 10^{11} Nm^{-2}$, the total extension of the composite wire is
- $1.75mm$
- $2.0 mm$
- $1.50 mm$
- $1.25 mm$
Give the MKS units for the following quantities.
Young's modulus.
- $2N/m^2$.
- $3N/m^2$.
- $4N/m^2$.
- $N/m^2$.
Two wires of different materials, each $2$m long and of diameter $2,$mm, are joined in series to form a composite wire. What force will produce a total extension of $0.9$mm. $(Y _1=2\times 10^{11}\ Pa$ & $Y _2=6\times 10^{11}\ Pa)$.
- $282.6$ N
- $212$ N
- $319.8$ N
- $382.6$ N
Four identical hollow cylindrical columns of steel support a big structure of mass $50,000kg$. The inner and outer radii of each column are $30\ cm$ and $60\ cm$ respectively, Assuming the load distribution to be uniform. Calculate the compressional strain of each column,
- $7.2\times 10^{-7}$
- $3.78\times 10^{-6}$
- $2.78\times 10^{-4}$
- $3.78\times 10^{-4}$
To break a wire of 1 m length, minimum 40 kg weight is required. Then the wire of the same material of double radius and 6 m length will require breaking weight
- 80 kg weight
- 240 kg weight
- 200 kg weight
- 160 kg weight
two wires of different material, each $2m$ long and of diameter $2mm$ are joined in series to form a composite wire.What force will produce a total extension of $0.9mm$ $\left( { Y } _{ 1 }=2\times { 10 }^{ 11 }N/{ m }^{ 2 },{ Y } _{ 2 }=7\times { 10 }^{ 11 }N/{ m }^{ 2 } \right) $
- $22 N$
- $220 N$
- $120 N$
- 159 N$
Which of the following shows greater increment in length when subjected to same load to wires made of same material:
- $L = 1 m$ and $r = 1 mm$
- $L = 1 m$ and $r = 2 mm$
- $L = 2 m$ and $r = 1 mm$
- $L = 2 m$ and $r = 2 mm$
A composite wire consists of a steel Wire of length 1 5 and a co uniform cross-sectional area of ${ 2.5\times }10^{ -5 }{ m }^{ -5 }$.It is loaded with a mass of 200kg. Find the extension produced. Young's modulus of copper is ${ 2.5\times }10^{ 11 }{ Nm }^{ -2 }$ and that of steel ${ 2.0\times }10^{ 11 }{ Nm }^{ -2 }$
- 4.156 mm.
- 2.156 mm.
- 2.256 mm.
- 3.156 mm.
A uniform rod of length L , area of cross-section A , mass m and Young 's modulus Y is pulled on horizontal surface by a force f , such that the friction acting on it is F/2 . What if the elongation in the rod?
- $\frac { FL }{ 2AY } $
- $\frac { FL }{ AY }$
- $\frac { 3FL }{ 2AY }$
- $\frac { 3FL }{ 4AY }$
A load of 2 kg produces an extension of 1 mm in a wire of 3 m in length and 1 mm In diameter. The Young's modulus of wire will be
- $3.25 \times 10 ^ { 10 } \mathrm { Nm } ^ { - 2 }$
- $7.48 \times 10 ^ { 12 } \mathrm { Nm } ^ { 2 }$
- $7.48 \times 10 ^ { 10 } \mathrm { Nm } ^ { - 2 }$
- $7.48 \times 10 ^ { - 10 } \mathrm { Nm } ^ { - 2 }$
A wire is suspended by one end. At the other end, a weight equivalent to 20 N force is applied. If the increase in length is I mm, then increase in the f the wire will be
- 0.01 J
- $0.02 \mathrm { J }$
- $0.04 J$
- $1.00 \mathrm { J }$
Two wires of same length and same radius one of copper and another of steel are welded to form a long wire. An extension of $3cm$ is produced in it on applying a load at one of its ends. If the Young's modulus of steel is twice that of copper, then the extension in the steel wire will be
- 1 cm
- 2 cm
- 1.5 cm
- 2.5 cm
Wire of length $L$ is stretched by length l when a force $F$ is applied at one end. If elastic limit is not exceeded, the amount of energy stored in wire is
- $Fl$
- $\dfrac{1}{2}Fl$
- $\dfrac{Fl^2}{L}$
- $\dfrac{1}{2}\dfrac{El^2}{L}$
A composite rodd consists of a steel rod of length $25cm$ and area $2A$ and a copper rod of length $50cm$ and area $A$. The composite rod is subjected to an axial load $F$. If the Young's modulii of steel and copper are in the ration $2:1$, then
- The extension produced in copper rod will be more
- The extension in copper and steel parts will be in the ratio $1 : 2$
- The stress applied to copper rod will be more
- No extension will be produced in the steel rod
Which of the following are correct?
- For a small deformation of a material, the ratio (stress/strain)decreases.
- For a large deformation of a material, the ratio (stress/strain) decreases
- Two wires mad of different materials, having the same diameter and length are connected end to end. A force is applied. This stretches their combined length by $2mm$. Now, the strain is same in both the wire but stress is different.
- None of these is correct.
Work done on stretching a rubber will be stored in it as :
- chemical energy
- heat energy
- muscular energy
- potential energy
A brass rod of length 2 m and cross-sectional area 2.0 $\displaystyle cm^{2}$ is attached end to end to a steel rod of length L and cross-sectional area 1.0 $\displaystyle cm^{2}.$ The compound rod is subjected to equal and opposite pulls of magnitude $\displaystyle 5\times 10^{4}N$ at its ends. If the elongations of the two rods are equal the length of the steel rod (L) is
($\displaystyle Y _{Brass}=1.0\times 10^{11}N/m^{2}: : and: : Y _{Steel}=2.0\times 10^{11}N/m^{2}$)
- 1.5 m
- 1.8 m
- 1 m
- 2 m
If in a wire of Young's modulus $Y$, longitudinal strain $X$ is produced then the potential energy stored in its unit volume will be :
- $0.5Y{X}^{2}$
- $0.5{Y}^{2}X$
- $2Y{X}^{2}$
- $Y{X}^{2}$
A composite wire of a uniform cross-section $5.5\times 10^{-5}m^{2}$ consists of a steel wire of length $1.5\ m$ and a copper wire of length with a mass of $200\ kg$ is [Young's modulus of steel is $2\times 10^{11} N\ m^{-2}$ and that of copper is $1\times 10^{11}Nm^{-2}$. Take $g = 10\ ms^{-2}]$
- $1\ mm$
- $2\ mm$
- $3\ mm$
- $4\ mm$
In an experiment on the determination of Young's Modulus of a wire by Searle's method, following data is available:
Normal length of the wire (L) = $110$cm
Diameter of the wire (d) = $0.01cm$
Elongation in the wire(l) = $0.125cm$
This elongation is for a tension of $50$N. The least counts for corresponding quantities are $0.01cm, 0.00005 cm, $ and $0.001cm$, respectively. Calculate the maximum error in calculating the value of Young's modulus(Y).
- $8\%$
- $1.809\%$
- $1.09\%$
- cant say
When a weight of 5 kg is suspended from a copper wire of length 30 m and diameter 0.5 mm, the length of the wire increases by 2.4 cm. If the diameter is doubled, the extension produced is :
- 1.2 cm
- 0.6
- 0.3 cm
- 0.15 cm
The maximum load a wire can with stand without breaking, when it is stretched to twice of its original length, will:
- be half
- be four time decreased
- be double
- remain same
A uniform wire of length L and radius r is twisted by a angle $ \angle \alpha$. If modulus of rigidity of the wire is $ \eta $, then the elastic potential energy stored in wire, is
- $ \frac{\pi \eta r^{4}\alpha }{2L^{2}} $
- $ \frac{\pi \eta r^{4}\alpha^{2} }{4L} $
- $ \frac{\pi \eta r^{4}\alpha }{4L^{2}} $
- $ \frac{\pi \eta r^{4}\alpha^{2} }{2L} $
The length of an elastic string is $x$ metre when the tension is $8\ N$. Its length is $y$ metre when the tension is $10\ N$. What will be its length, when the tension is $18\ N$?
- $2x + y$
- $5y - 4x$
- $7y - 5x$
- $7y + 5x$