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A beam of metal supported at the two ends is loaded at the centre. The depression at the centre is proportional to 

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Important Questions on Mechanical Properties of Solids

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If Young's modulus of iron is 2×1011 N m-2 and the inter-atomic spacing between two molecules is 3 ×10-10 m, then the interatomic force constant is
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When a weight of 10 kg is suspended from a copper wire of length 3 m and diameter 0.4 mm, its length increases by 2.4 cm. If the diameter of the wire is doubled keeping the length same, then the extension in its length will be:
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A force of 103 N stretches the length of a hanging wire by 1 mm. The force required to stretch a wire of same material and length but having four times the diameter will be
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Two wires A and B of the same material, have their radii in the ratio 2 :1 and lengths in the ratio 4 :1. The ratio of the normal forces required to produce the same change in the lengths of these two wires is

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Density of rubber is d. A thick rubber cord of length L and cross-sectional area A undergoes elongation under its own weight on suspending it. This elongation is proportional to

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5 m long aluminium wire Y1=7×1010 N m-2 of diameter 3 mm supports a 40 kg mass. In order to have the same elongation in a copper wire Y2=12×1010 N m-2 of the same length under the same weight, the diameter (in mm) should now be
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The length of an elastic spring is a metre when the longitudinal tension is 4 N and b metre when the longitudinal tension is 5 N. The length of the spring (in metre) when the longitudinal tension is 9 N is
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A pan with a set of weights is attached with a light spring. When disturbed, the mass-spring system oscillates with a time period of 0.6 s. When some additional weights are added, then time period is 0.7 s. The extension caused by the additional weights is approximately given by