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Question 11 Mark
Read the following two statements below carefully and state, with reasons, if it is true or false. The stretching of a coil is determined by its shear modulus.
Answer
True, because the change takes place in the shape of the coil spring. Therefore, stretching is determined by its shear modulus.
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Question 21 Mark
Read the following two statements below carefully and state, with reasons, if it is true or false. The Young’s modulus of rubber is greater than that of steel.
Answer
False, because the modulus of elasticity is inversely proportional to the strain for a given stress. If steel and rubber are under the same stress, then strain in steel is less than rubber. Hence steel is more elastic than rubber.
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Question 31 Mark
What is Bulk modulus for a perfectly rigid body?
Answer
Bulk modulus $(\text{B})=\frac{\rho}{\frac{\Delta\text{V}}{\text{V}}}=\frac{\rho\text{V}}{\Delta\text{V}}$ For perfectly rigid body, change iin volume $\Delta\text{V}=0$ $\therefore\text{B}=\frac{\rho\text{V}}{0}=\infty$ Therefore, Bulk modulus for a perfectly rigid body is $\infty.$
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Question 41 Mark
Bridges are declared unsafe after long use. Why?
Answer
A bridge undergoes alternating stress and strain for a large number of times during its use. When bridge is used for long time, it loses its elastic strength. Therefore, the amount of strain in the bridge for a given stress will become large and ultimately, the bridge will collapse. So, they are declared unsafe after long use.
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Question 51 Mark
The stress-strain graph for material A and B are shown in the figure (drawn on same scale). Which of the two is stronger material? Justify your answer.
Answer
Material A is stronger because for producing the same strain, more stress is required in case of material A.
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Question 61 Mark
Which is more elastic: water or air? Why?
Answer
Water is more elastic than air because bulk modulus of elasticity is reciprocal of compressibility and air is more compressible than water.
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Question 81 Mark
A metal bar of length L, area of cross-section A, Young's modulus Y and coefficient of linear expansion $\alpha$ is clamped between two stout pillars. What is the force exerted by the bar when it is heated through t°C?
Answer
$\text{YA}\ \alpha\ \text{t}.$
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Question 91 Mark
Which type of strain is there, when a spiral spring is stretched by a force?
Answer
Longitudinal strain and shear strain.
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Question 101 Mark
Write copper, steel, glass and rubber in the order of increasing coefficient of elasticity.
Answer
Rubber, glass, copper and steel.
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Question 111 Mark
Why do molecules possess potential energy?
Answer
The interaction among the molecules binding them together leads to the potential energy.
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Question 121 Mark
What is the Young's modulus for a perfect rigid body?
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Young's modulus (Y) $=\frac{\text{F}}{\text{A}}\times\frac{\text{l}}{\Delta\text{l}}$ For a perfectly rigid body, change in length $\Delta\text{l}=0$ $\therefore\text{Y}=\frac{\text{F}}{\text{A}}\times\frac{\text{l}}{0}=\infty$ Therefore, Young's modulus for a perfectly rigid body is $\infty.$
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Question 131 Mark
A wire is stretched by a certain amount under a load. If the load and radius both are increased to four times, find the stretch caused in the wire.
Answer
$\Delta\text{l}\propto\frac{\text{F}}{\text{A}}$ $\frac{\Delta\text{l}}{\Delta\text{l}}=\frac{4\text{F}}{\text{F}}\times\frac{\text{A}}{16\text{A}}=\frac{1}{4}$
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Question 141 Mark
A metal bar of length L, area of cross-section A, Young's modulus Y and coefficient of linear expansion a, is clamped between two stout pillars. What is the force exerted by the bar when it is heated through t°C?
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$\text{Y}=\frac{\text{FL}}{\text{Al}},$ where $\text{l}=\text{L}\alpha\Delta\text{t}$ and l = change in length. $\text{Y}=\frac{\text{FL}}{\text{AL}\alpha\Delta\text{t}}=\frac{\text{F}}{\text{A}\alpha\Delta\text{t}}=\frac{\text{F}}{\text{A}\alpha\Delta\text{t}}$ $\therefore\text{F}=\text{YA}\alpha.\Delta\text{t}.$
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Question 151 Mark
Crystalline solids are called true solids. Why?
Answer
Because they have a well defined, regularly repeated three dimensional arrangement of ions/ atoms/ molecules.
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Question 161 Mark
Name three physical properties which can have different values in different directions.
Answer
Thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity and compressibility.
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Question 171 Mark
The Young's modulus of a wire of length L and radius r is Y. If the length is reduced to $\frac{\text{r}}{2}$ and radius $\frac{\text{r}}{2}.$ What will be its Young's modulus?
Answer
Y, since it is a material constant.
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Question 181 Mark
The stress versus strain graphs for two materials $A$ and $B$ are shown below: $($The graphs are to the same scale$)$.
  1. Which material has greater Young's modulus?
  2. Which material is more ductile?
  3. Which is more brittle?
Answer
  1. $A$, because for producing the same strain, more stress is required in case of the material $A.$
  2. $A,$ because it has a greater plastic range.
  3. $B,$ because it has a lesser plastic range.
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Question 211 Mark
Why does a spring balance show wrong measure after long use?
Answer
The spring will lose its elastic character after to long use.
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Question 231 Mark
How does Young's modulus change with rise in temperature?
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Young's modulus of a material decreases with rise in temperature.
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Question 241 Mark
What are the factors that may affect elasticity of a material?
Answer
It is a material constant. So all the physical quantities that might alter the nature like density can alter it.
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Question 251 Mark
The breaking force for a wire is $F$. What will be the breaking forces for :
  1. Two parallel wires of this size,
  2. For a single wire of double thickness?
Answer
  1. $2F$
  2. $4F.$
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Question 261 Mark
Does the nature of forces differ in solids and liquids? If yes, what is the difference there?
Answer
Yes, in case of liquids, there is a force of attraction between the atoms and molecules whereas in case of solids, there is a strong force of repulsion between them.
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Question 271 Mark
Two identical solid balls, one of ivory and the other of wet-clay, are dropped from the same height on the floor. Which will rise to a greater height after striking the floor and why?
Answer
The ball of ivory will rise to a greater height because, ivory is more elastic than wet-clay.
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Question 281 Mark
Why strain has no units?
Answer
Since strain is the ratio of two similar quantities, therefore it has no units.
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Question 291 Mark
Is it possible to double the length of a metallic wire by applying a force over it?
Answer
No, it is not possible because within elastic limit, strain is only order of $10^{-3}$, wires actually break much before it is stretched to double the length.
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Question 301 Mark
of the three Young's modulus of elasticity, Bulk modulus and shear modulus is possible in all the three states of matter (solid, liquid and gas)?
Answer
Bulk modulus of elasticity only.
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Question 311 Mark
Which type of substances are called elastomers? Give one example.
Answer
Those materials for which stress-strain variation is not a straight line within elastic limit e.g. Rubber.
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Question 321 Mark
How is shear modulus related to Young's modulus?
Answer
For any material shear modulus is less than Young's modulus. For most materials shear modulus $=\frac{1}{3}\times\text{Young's modulus}.$
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Question 331 Mark
How is compressibility related to bulk modulus?
Answer
Compressibility is defined as the reciprocal of bulk modulus (B) i.e., $\text{K}=\frac{1}{\text{B}}.$
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Question 361 Mark
What will happen to the potential energy if a wire is:
  1. Compressed,
  2. Stretched?
Answer
In both the cases, the potential energy of the wire increases as work has to be done on the wire.
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Question 371 Mark
What is Poisson's ratio?
Answer
The ratio of lateral strain to the longitudinal strain is called Poisson's ratio.
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Question 381 Mark
Why do spring balance shows wrong readings after they have been used for a long time?
Answer
Because of elastic fatigue.
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Question 391 Mark
Which type of elasticity is possessed by liquids and gases?
Answer
Liquids and gases possessed only the bulk modulus (i.e., the volume elasticity).
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Question 401 Mark
Which is more elastic: rubber or steel?
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Steel is more elastic than rubber as the Young's modulus of elasticity of steel is more than rubber. $\because\text{Y}_\text{r}=\frac{\text{Fl}}{\text{a}\Delta\text{l}_\text{r}}\ \text{and}\ \text{Y}_\text{S}=\frac{\text{F}}{\text{a}}\frac{\text{l}}{\Delta\text{l}_\text{S}}$ $\therefore\frac{\text{Y}_\text{S}}{\text{Y}_\text{r}}=\frac{\Delta\text{l}_\text{r}}{\Delta\text{l}_\text{S}}>1$ Since for the same applied force, the extension in rubber is more than the extension in steel.
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Question 441 Mark
What does the slope of stress versus strain graph indicate?
Answer
The slope of stress (on y-axis) and strain (on x-axis) gives modulus of elasticity.
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Question 451 Mark
A wire increases by $10^{-3}$ of its length when a stress of $10^8Nm^{-2}$ is applied to it. What is the Young's modulus of the material of the wire?
Answer
Given, $\Delta\text{L}=10^{-3}\text{L},$ with L as the original length, $\text{Strain}=\frac{\Delta\text{L}}{\text{L}}=10^{-3}$ $\text{Stress}=\frac{\text{F}}{\text{A}}=10^8\text{Nm}^2$ $\because\text{Y}=\frac{\text{Stress}}{\text{Strain}}=\frac{\frac{\text{F}}{\text{A}}}{\frac{\Delta\text{L}}{\text{L}}}$ $\text{Y}=\frac{1\times10^8}{10^{-3}}=10^{11}\text{Nm}^2$
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Question 461 Mark
Stress and pressure are both forces per unit area. Then, in what respect does stress differ from pressure?
Answer
Pressure is an external force per unit area, while stress is the internal restoring force which comes into play in a deformed body acting transversely per unit area of a body.
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Question 471 Mark
Within elastic limit, what is the slope of stress-strain curve?
Answer
Within elastic limit, the slope of stress-strain curve gives the value of modulus of elasticity of the given material.
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Question 491 Mark
A wire of length L and cross-sectional area A is made of material of Young's modulus Y. What is the work done in stretching the wire by an amount x?
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Work done = Elastic potential energy of stretched wire, $=\frac{1}{2}\times\text{Y}\times(\text{strain})^2\times\text{volume}$ $=\frac{1}{2}\times\text{Y}\times\Big(\frac{\text{x}}{\text{L}}\Big)^2\times(\text{A}\times\text{L})$ $=\frac{\text{YAx}^2}{2\text{L}}$
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