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A bob of mass 10 kg is attached to wire 0.3 m long. Its breaking stress is . The area of cross section of the wire is . The maximum angular velocity with which it can be rotated in a horizontal circle
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Correct option: B
4
Option A (4 rad/sec) is correct because the maximum angular velocity is calculated using the breaking stress, area, mass, and length.
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A cube is subjected to a uniform volume compression. If the side of the cube decreases by the bulk strain is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because bulk strain is the volumetric strain, which is three times the linear strain for a cube.
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A ball is falling in a lake to a depth 200 m shows a decreases 0.1 % in its volume at the bottom. The bulk modulus of the ball is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because bulk modulus is the ratio of pressure to volumetric strain.
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The restoring force per unit area is known as:
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Correct option: C
Stress
Option C (Stress) is correct because stress is defined as the restoring force per unit area within a deformable body.
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If and are the values of Young’s modulus, bulk modulus and modulus of rigidity of any material, respectively. Choose the correct relation for these parameters.
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Correct option: C
Option C () is the correct relation between Young’s modulus, bulk modulus and modulus of rigidity.
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Stress is a _____ quantity.
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Correct option: D
Tensor
The correct answer is D (Tensor) because stress is a tensor quantity that describes forces acting on a cross-sectional area.
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The force constant of a wire is k and that of another wire of the same material is 2k. When both the wires are stretched, then work done is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the work done is proportional to the force constant, given the same stretch.
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Compressibility of water is The change in volume of 100 mL water subjected pressure will
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Correct option: D
Decrease by 0.75 mL
Option D (Decrease by 0.75 mL) is correct because the volume of water decreases under pressure, and the calculated decrease is 0.75 mL based on the given compressibility and pressure.
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If Youngs moduls of a material is and coefficient of Rigidity is then its bulk modulus will be-
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the calculated bulk modulus using the given Young's modulus and coefficient of rigidity.
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If the length of a wire is reduced to half, then it can hold the Load
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Correct option: B
Same
Option B (Same) is correct because the load a wire can hold depends on the breaking stress of the material and the cross-sectional area, not the length of the wire.
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A wire can be broken by a load of 20 kg-wt. The force required to break wire of same material with twice the diameter will be
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Correct option: D
80 kg-wt
Option D (80 kg-wt) is correct because the breaking force is proportional to the cross-sectional area, which is proportional to the square of the diameter.
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When a pressure of 100 atmosphere is applied on a spherical ball, then its volume reduces to . The bulk modulus of the material of the rubber in is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is the calculated bulk modulus of the rubber based on the given pressure and volume reduction.
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The length of a wire under stress changes by . The strain produced is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because strain is defined as the change in length divided by the original length, which is 0.01% or 0.0001.
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Assertion:- Elastic restoring forces may be conservative
Reason:- The value of strain for same stress are different while increasing the load and while decreasing the load.
Reason:- The value of strain for same stress are different while increasing the load and while decreasing the load.
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Correct option: B
If both Assertion & Reason are True but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion
Option B (If both Assertion & Reason are True but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion) is correct because elastic restoring forces can be conservative, and hysteresis explains the difference in strain for the same stress during loading and unloading, but hysteresis doesn't explain why restoring forces *may* be conservative.
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Dimensions of stress are
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because stress is force per unit area, and the dimensions of force are and area are , so stress is .
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A wire fixed at the upper end stretches by length by applying a force . The work done in stretching is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the work done in stretching a wire is given by half the product of force and extension.
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Write copper, steel, glass and rubber in order of increasing coefficient of elasticity.
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Correct option: D
Rubber, glass, copper, steel
Option D (Rubber, glass, copper, steel) is correct because it lists the materials in order of increasing Young's modulus (coefficient of elasticity).
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The Poisson’s ratio cannot have the value
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Correct option: A
Option A (0.7) is the correct answer because Poisson's ratio is generally between 0 and 0.5 for most materials, and 0.7 exceeds this range.
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The temperature of a wire of length and area of cross section is increased from . If the rod is not allowed to increased in length, the force required will be and
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the force required is calculated using the formula , where Y is Young's modulus, A is the area, is the coefficient of linear expansion, and is the change in temperature.
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Young's modulus is defined as the ratio of
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Correct option: C
Tensile stress and longitudinal strain
Option C (Tensile stress and longitudinal strain) is correct because Young's modulus is defined as the ratio of tensile stress to longitudinal strain.
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The Young’s modulus of the material of a wire is equal to the
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Correct option: B
Stress required to produce unit strain
Option B is correct because Young's modulus is defined as the stress required to produce unit strain.
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A uniform steel bar of cross-sectional area and length is suspended, so that it hangs vertically. The stress at the middle point of the bar is is the density of steel)
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the stress at the middle point depends on the weight of the lower half of the bar.
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Remembering
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To keep constant time, watches are fitted with balance wheel made of
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Correct option: A
Invar
Option A is correct because Invar has a very low coefficient of thermal expansion, making it suitable for balance wheels in watches to maintain constant time.
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An increase in pressure of causes a certain volume of water to decrease to percent of its original volume. The speed of sound (compressional waves) in water is close to
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is the approximate speed of sound in water, calculated using the bulk modulus and density of water.
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Understanding
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Statement-I: A metal wire held vertically is longer than when it placed on a horizontal table.
Statement-II: Due to its own weight, some elongation is produced when it is held vertically.
Statement-II: Due to its own weight, some elongation is produced when it is held vertically.
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Correct option: A
Statement I is true and statement II is true
Option A (Statement I is true and statement II is true) is correct because the wire stretches due to its own weight when held vertically.
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Analyzing
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Assertion(A): If a wire is stretched, only half of the work done in stretching the wire remains stored as elastic potential energy.
Reason(R): Potential energy stored in the wire is stress strain.
Reason(R): Potential energy stored in the wire is stress strain.
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Correct option: C
If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
Option C (If Assertion is true but Reason is false) is correct because while the assertion about half the work being stored is true, the reason provides an incorrect formula for potential energy.
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The ratio of radii of two wires of same material is 1:3. Then the ratio of their elongations on applying the same load is
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Correct option: C
0.375694444
The question is incomplete and does not provide enough information to determine the ratio of elongations. It needs additional information such as the applied load, length, and Young's modulus to calculate the elongations and their ratio.
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When a certain weight is suspended from a long uniform wire, its length increases by 1 cm. If the same weight is suspended from another wire of the same material and length but having a diameter half of the first one, the increase in length will be
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Correct option: C
4 cm
Option C (4 cm) is correct because elongation is inversely proportional to the square of the diameter.
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Young's modulus of the material of a wire of length and radius is . If the length is reduced to and radius to , the Young's modulus will be
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because Young's modulus is a material property and does not depend on the dimensions of the wire.
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A force is needed to break a copper wire having radius . The force needed to break a copper wire of radius will be
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the force needed to break a wire is proportional to the cross-sectional area, which is proportional to the square of the radius.
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