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A material has normal density ρ and bulk modulus K. The increase in the density of the material when it is subjected to an external pressure P from all sides is

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A rubber rope of length 8 m is hung from the ceiling of a room. What is the increase in length of the rope due to its own weight ? (Given Young's modulus of elasticity of rubber = 5 ×106 Nm-2 and density of rubber = 1.5×106 kgm-3. 
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A thick rope of density ρ and length L is hung from a rigid support. The increase in length of the rope due to its own weight is (Y is Young's modulus) 

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In the figure shown, forces of equal magnitude are applied to the two ends of a uniform rod. Consider A as the cross-sectional area of the rod. For this situation, mark out the incorrect statements.

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The length of a steel cylinder is kept constant by applying pressure at its two ends. When the temperature of rod is increased by 100°C from its initial temperature, the increase in pressure to be applied at its ends is Ysteel =2×1011 N m-2, αsteel =11×10-6C-1,1 atm=105 N m-2.
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A 5 kg rod of square cross section 5 cm on a side and 1 m long is pulled along a smooth horizontal surface by a force applied at one end. The rod has a constant acceleration of 2 m s-2. Determine the elongation in the rod. (Young's modulus of the material of the rod is 5×109 N m-2 ).
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The elastic limit of an elevator cable is 2×109 N m2. The maximum upward acceleration that an elevator of mass 2×103 kg can have when supported by a cable whose cross-sectional area is 10-4 m2, provided the stress in cable would not exceed half of the elastic limit would be
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A wire can sustain a weight of 20 kg before breaking. If the wire is cut into two equal parts, each part can sustain a weight of.
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A steel wire of length 4.7 m and cross-sectional area 3.0×10-5 m2 stretches by the same amount as a copper wire of length 3.5 m and cross-sectional area 4.0×10-5 m2 under a given load. What is the ratio of the Young's modulus of steel of that of copper?