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 Lengths L, 2L and 3L and radii R, 2R and 3R of three wires of same material (Young's modulus Y) respectively  which are joined end to end with weight ω is suspended as shown below. Find the elastic P.Esystem  neglecting the self weight
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Important Questions on Properties of Solid and Liquid

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A stone of mass 20 g is projected from a rubber catapult of length 0.1 m and area of cross section 10-6 m2 stretched by an amount 0.04 m. The velocity of the projected stone is m s-1. (Young's modulus of rubber =0.5×109 N m-2)
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What is the elastic potential energy stored in a stretched steel wire of length 4 m. The wire is stretched through 4 mm and consists of cross-sectional area of 8 mm2.
(Young's modulus of steel =2.0×1011 N m-2)
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An aluminium rod with Young’s modulus Y=7.0 ×1010 N m-2 undergoes elastic strain of 0.04%. The energy per unit volume stored in the rod in SI unit
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A wire of length L and area of cross section A is made of material of Young’s modulus Y. It is stretched by an amount x. The work done in stretching the wire is
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If S is the stress andY is Young's modulus of material of a wire, the energy stored in the wire per unit volume is
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If S is stress and Y is Young's modulus of material of a wire, the energy stored in the wire per unit volume is 
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The value of tanθ in the graph gives

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Two steel wires having same length are suspended from a ceiling under the same load. If the ratio of their energy stored per unit volume is 1:4, the ratio of their diameters is:
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Consider a metallic wire of length 10 m. An external force applied results in an elongation of 5 mm. What is the potential energy stored per unit volume
[Young's modulus of wire Y=16×1010 N m-2]
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The area of cross section of the rope used to lift a load by a crane is 2.5×10-4 m2. The maximum lifting capacity of the crane is 10 metric tons. To increase the lifting capacity of the crane to 25 metric tons, the required area of cross section of the rope should be
(take g=10 ms-2)
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A boy’s catapult is made of rubber cord which is 42 cm long, with 6 mm diameter of cross-section and of negligible mass. The boy keeps a stone weighing 0.02 kg on it and stretches the cord by 20 cm by applying a constant force. When released, the stone flies off with a velocity of 20 ms-1 . Neglect the change in the area of cross-section of the cord while stretched. The Young’s modulus of rubber is closest to:
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Two wires are made of the same material and have the same volume. The first wire has cross-sectional area A and the second wire has cross-sectional area 3A. If the length of the first wire is increased by l on applying a force F, how much force is needed to stretch the second wire by the same amount?
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The elastic behaviour of material for linear stress and linear strain, is shown in the figure. The energy density for a linear strain of 5×10-4 is _____  kJ m-3. Assume that material is elastic upto the linear strain of 5×10-4.

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The length of elastic string obeying Hooke's law is l1 metres when the tension is 4 N and l2 metres when the tension is 5 N. The length in metres when the tension is 9 N is,
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A pendulum made of a uniform wire of cross sectional area A has time period T. When an additional mass M is added to its bob, the time period changes to TM . If the Young's modulus of the material of the wire is Y, then 1Y is equal to:
(g=gravitational acceleration)
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The decrease in length of a metal bar of length L and cross-sectional area A when compressed with a load M along its length is ( Y= Young's modulus of the material of metal bar)
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A wire of Young's modulus Y is subjected to a stress S. The elastic potential energy per unit volume of the wire is given by
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When a block of mass M is suspended by a long wire of length L, the length of the wire becomes L+l. The elastic potential energy stored in the extended wire is
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One end of a slack wire (Young's modulus, Y, length, L and cross-sectional area, A) is clamped to a rigid wall and the other end to a block (mass m) which rests on a smooth horizontal plane. The block is set in motion with a speed, v. What is the maximum distance the block will travel after the wire becomes taut?