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Two persons pull a rope towards each other. Each person exerts a force of 100 N on the rope. The Young modulus of the material of the rope if it extends in length by 1 cm is 1×10y N m-2 The original length of the rope is 2 m, and the area of cross-section is 2 cm2. The value of y is:

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Important Questions on Some Mechanical Properties of Matter

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A steel rod of cross-sectional area 4 cm2 and length 2 m shrinks by 0.1 cm as the temperature decreases in night. If the rod is clamped at both ends during the day hours, the tension developed in it during the night hours is a×104 N. Young modulus of steel is 1.9×1011 N m-2. Find a.
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Consider the situation, shown in the figure. Force F is equal to m2g2. If the area of the cross-section of the string is A and its Young modulus Y, The string is light, and there is no friction anywhere The strain developed in it is m2g2m1+m2xAYm1+m2. Find x.

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A copper wire of cross-sectional area 0.01 cm2 is under a tension of 20 N. The decrease in the cross-sectional area is a×10-6 cm2. Young's modulus of copper is 1.1×1011 N m-2, and Poisson's ratio is 0.32. Find a.
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The increase in the pressure required to decrease the volume of a water sample by 0.01% is z×105 N m-2. Find the value of z.

It is given that the bulk modulus of water is 2.1×109 N m-2.

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The change in the density of water in the ocean at a depth of 400 m below the surface is x kg m-3. Find the value of x.

It is given that the density of water at the surface is 1030 kg m-3, and the bulk modulus of water is 2×109 N m-2. (Take g=10 m s-2.)

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A steel plate of face area 4 cm2 and thickness 0.5 cm is fixed rigidly at the lower surface. A tangential force of 10 N is applied on the upper surface. The lateral displacement of the upper surface with respect to the lower surface is Z×10-9 m. Find the value of Z. The rigidity modulus of steel is 8.4×1010 N m-2.
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A 5.0 cm long straight piece of thread is kept on the surface of the water. The force with which the surface on one side of the thread pulls it is a×10-3 N. The surface tension of water is 0.076 N m-1. Find a.
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The excess pressure inside

(a) a drop of mercury of radius 2 mm. say as x N m-2

(b) a soap bubble of radius 4 mm.say as y N m-2

(c) an air bubble of radius 4 mm, formed inside a tank of water say as z N m-2

The surface tension of mercury, soap solution, and water are 0.465 N m-10.03 N m-1 and 0.076 N m-1, respectively.

Find the value of xyz.