Properties of Matter 1 Question 1
1. In an experiment, brass and steel wires of length each with areas of cross-section are used. The wires are connected in series and one end of the combined wire is connected to a rigid support and other end is subjected to elongation. The stress requires to produce a net elongation of is
[Take, the Young’s modulus for steel and brass are respectively
(2019 Main, 10 April II)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 1. (*)
Solution:
- In given experiment, a composite wire is stretched by a force
.
Net elongation in the wire
Now, Young’s modulus of a wire of cross-section
We have,
So, from relation (i), we have
As wires are connected in series and they are of same area of cross-section, length and subjected to same force, so
Here,
On putting the values, we have
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