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Important Points to Remember in Chapter -1 - Mechanical Properties of Solids from NCERT PHYSICS PART 2 TEXTBOOK FOR CLASS XI Solutions

1. Stress:

(i) The deforming force acting on a body per unit area of the body is called stress i.e. stress FA

(ii) Normal stress =  Force acting perpendicular to the surface of the body  Area of cross-section of the body = FA

(iii) Tangential stress =  Force acting tangential to the surface of the body  Area of cross-section of the body = FA

2. Strain:

(i) Longitudinal strain = Change in length of body  Original volume of body = Δll

(ii) Volume strain =  Change in volume of body  Original volume of body = ΔVV

3. Shear strain:

It is defined as the angle through which a vertical face of a body is displaced when tangential force is applied on it.

4. Hooke's law:

(i) According to this law, within the elastic limit, stress is directly proportional to the strain.

(ii) Modulus of elasticity is defined as the ratio of the stress to the strain.

5. Types of modulus of elasticity:

(i) Young's modulus of elasticity is defined as the ratio of the normal stress to the longitudinal strain. Y= FAΔll= FlAΔl

(ii) Bulk modulus of elasticity is defined as the ratio of the normal stress to the volume strain. B= ΔPΔVV= VΔPΔV

(iii) Compressibility is the reciprocal of the bulk modulus of elasticity.

(iv) Modulus of rigidity is defined as the ratio of the tangential stress to the shear strain.

6. Poisson's ratio:

It is defined as the ratio of the lateral strain to the longitudinal strain.

7. Elastic potential energy:

Energy stored per unit volume of a stretched wire is given by U= 12×Stress×Strain