Elastic Potential Energy in a Stretched Wire
Elastic Potential Energy in a Stretched Wire: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Potential Energy of a Stretched Wire & Elastic Potential Energy per Unit Volume of Wire etc.
Important Questions on Elastic Potential Energy in a Stretched Wire
A work of is done on a wire of length and area of cross-section . If the Young's modulus of the material of the wire is , then the wire must be

When a steel wire fixed at one end is pulled by a constant force at its other end, its length increases by . Which of the following statements is not correct?

When an elastic material with Young's modulus is subjected to a stretching stress the elastic energy stored per unit volume of the material is

Show that strain energy per unit volume of a strained wire is .

Write an expression for strain energy in a strained wire.

A metal rod of Young's modulus undergoes an elastic strain of . The energy per unit volume stored in is -

A wire suspended vertically from one of its ends is stretched by attaching a weight of to the lower end. The weight stretches the wire by . Then the elastic energy stored in the wire -

A wire suspended vertically from one of its ends is stretched by attaching a weight of to the lower end. The weight stretches the wire by . Then the elastic energy stored in the wire -

A metal rod of Young's modulus undergoes an elastic strain of . The energy per unit volume stored in is -

Energy stored in stretching a string per unit volume is

A wire suspended vertically from one of its ends is stretched by attaching a weight of to the lower end. The weight stretches the wire by . Then the elastic energy stored in the wire is
