Elastic Potential Energy in a Stretched Wire

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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

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A work of2×102 J is done on a wire of length 50 cm and area of cross-section 0.5 mm2. If the Young's modulus of the material of the wire is 2×1010 N m2, then the wire must be

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

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

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Show that strain energy per unit volume of a strained wire is 12×stress×strain.

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Write an expression for strain energy in a strained wire.

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A metal rod of Young's modulus 2 × 1010 Nm2 undergoes an elastic strain of 0.06%. The energy per unit volume stored in J m3 is -

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A wire suspended vertically from one of its ends is stretched by attaching a weight of 200 N to the lower end. The weight stretches the wire by 1mm. Then the elastic energy stored in the wire -

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A wire suspended vertically from one of its ends is stretched by attaching a weight of 200 N to the lower end. The weight stretches the wire by 1 mm. Then the elastic energy stored in the wire -

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A metal rod of Young's modulus 2×1010 Nm-2 undergoes an elastic strain of 0.06%. The energy per unit volume stored in Jm-3 is -

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Energy stored in stretching a string per unit volume is

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A wire suspended vertically from one of its ends is stretched by attaching a weight of 200 N to the lower end. The weight stretches the wire by 1 mm. Then the elastic energy stored in the wire is