Elasticity - class-XI

Physics quiz covering stress, strain, Young's modulus, elastic potential energy, resilience, toughness, and material deformation properties for class XI students

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The elastic energy stored per unit volume in a stretched wire is

  1. $\cfrac { 1 }{ 2 } \cfrac { { \left( stress \right) }^{ } }{ Y } $
  2. $\cfrac { 1 }{ 2 } \cfrac { { \left( stress \right) }^{ 2 } }{ Y } $
  3. $\cfrac { 1 }{ 2 } \cfrac { { \left( stress \right) }^{ 2 } }{ { Y }^{ 2 } } $
  4. $\cfrac { 1 }{ 2 } \cfrac { { \left( stress \right) }^{ } }{ { Y }^{ 2 } } $
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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:

  1. $\frac{S}{2Y}$
  2. $\frac{2Y}{S^2}$
  3. $\frac{S^2}{2Y}$
  4. $2S^2Y$
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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. 1/2
  2. 4
  3. 1/4
  4. 2
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. True
  2. False
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. 3:1
  2. 2:3
  3. 3:2
  4. 1:3
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The total strain energy stored in a body is known as 

  1. Resilience
  2. Toughness
  3. Modulus of resilience
  4. None of the above
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A material capable of absorbing large amount of energy before fracture is known as 

  1. Ductility
  2. Toughness
  3. Resilience
  4. Plasticity
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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. $1.75mm$
  2. $2.0 mm$
  3. $1.50 mm$
  4. $1.25 mm$
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Give the MKS units for the following quantities.
Young's modulus.

  1. $2N/m^2$.
  2. $3N/m^2$.
  3. $4N/m^2$.
  4. $N/m^2$.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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. $(Y _1=2\times 10^{11}\ Pa$ & $Y _2=6\times 10^{11}\ Pa)$.

  1. $282.6$ N
  2. $212$ N
  3. $319.8$ N
  4. $382.6$ N
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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,

  1. $7.2\times 10^{-7}$
  2. $3.78\times 10^{-6}$
  3. $2.78\times 10^{-4}$
  4. $3.78\times 10^{-4}$
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 

  1. 80 kg weight
  2. 240 kg weight
  3. 200 kg weight
  4. 160 kg weight
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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) $

  1. $22 N$
  2. $220 N$
  3. $120 N$
  4. 159 N$
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following shows greater increment in length when subjected to same load to wires made of same material:

  1. $L = 1 m$ and $r = 1 mm$
  2. $L = 1 m$ and $r = 2 mm$
  3. $L = 2 m$ and $r = 1 mm$
  4. $L = 2 m$ and $r = 2 mm$
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 ${ 2.0\times  }10^{ 11 }{ Nm }^{ -2 }$

  1. 4.156 mm.
  2. 2.156 mm.
  3. 2.256 mm.
  4. 3.156 mm.
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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? 

  1. $\frac { FL }{ 2AY } $
  2. $\frac { FL }{ AY }$
  3. $\frac { 3FL }{ 2AY }$
  4. $\frac { 3FL }{ 4AY }$
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 

  1. $3.25 \times 10 ^ { 10 } \mathrm { Nm } ^ { - 2 }$
  2. $7.48 \times 10 ^ { 12 } \mathrm { Nm } ^ { 2 }$
  3. $7.48 \times 10 ^ { 10 } \mathrm { Nm } ^ { - 2 }$
  4. $7.48 \times 10 ^ { - 10 } \mathrm { Nm } ^ { - 2 }$
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. 0.01 J
  2. $0.02 \mathrm { J }$
  3. $0.04 J$
  4. $1.00 \mathrm { J }$
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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. 1 cm
  2. 2 cm
  3. 1.5 cm
  4. 2.5 cm
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 

  1. $Fl$
  2. $\dfrac{1}{2}Fl$
  3. $\dfrac{Fl^2}{L}$
  4. $\dfrac{1}{2}\dfrac{El^2}{L}$
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

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

  1. The extension produced in copper rod will be more
  2. The extension in copper and steel parts will be in the ratio $1 : 2$
  3. The stress applied to copper rod will be more
  4. No extension will be produced in the steel rod
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following are correct?

  1. For a small deformation of a material, the ratio (stress/strain)decreases.
  2. For a large deformation of a material, the ratio (stress/strain) decreases
  3. 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.
  4. None of these is correct.
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Work done on stretching a rubber will be stored in it as :

  1. chemical energy
  2. heat energy
  3. muscular energy
  4. potential energy
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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. 1.5 m
  2. 1.8 m
  3. 1 m
  4. 2 m
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 :

  1. $0.5Y{X}^{2}$
  2. $0.5{Y}^{2}X$
  3. $2Y{X}^{2}$
  4. $Y{X}^{2}$
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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. $1\ mm$
  2. $2\ mm$
  3. $3\ mm$
  4. $4\ mm$
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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).

  1. $8\%$
  2. $1.809\%$
  3. $1.09\%$
  4. cant say
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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. 1.2 cm
  2. 0.6
  3. 0.3 cm
  4. 0.15 cm
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The maximum load a wire can with stand without breaking, when it is stretched to twice of its original length, will:

  1. be half
  2. be four time decreased
  3. be double
  4. remain same
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. $ \frac{\pi \eta r^{4}\alpha }{2L^{2}} $
  2. $ \frac{\pi \eta r^{4}\alpha^{2} }{4L} $
  3. $ \frac{\pi \eta r^{4}\alpha }{4L^{2}} $
  4. $ \frac{\pi \eta r^{4}\alpha^{2} }{2L} $
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 $18\ N$?

  1. $2x + y$
  2. $5y - 4x$
  3. $7y - 5x$
  4. $7y + 5x$