The length of an elastic string is a metre when the longitudinal tension is 4 N and b metre when the longitudinal tension is 5 N. The length of the string in metre when the longitudinal tension is 9 N is

1. a - b                                             

2. 5b - 4a

3. 2b -$\frac{1}{4}\mathrm{a}$                                       

4. 4a - 3b

How much force is required to produce an increase of 0.2% in the length of a brass wire of diameter 0.6 mm ?

(Young’s modulus for brass = $0.9\times {10}^{11}N/m^2$)

1. Nearly 17 N                       
2  Nearly 34 N
3. Nearly 51 N                        
4. Nearly 68 N

A 5 m long aluminium wire $\left(Y=7\times {10}^{10}N/m^2\right)$ of diameter 3 mm supports a 40 kg mass. In order to have the same elongation in a copper wire $\left(Y=12\times {10}^{10}N/m^2\right)$ of the same length under the same weight, the diameter of the copper wire should be, in mm:

1. 1.75                                  
2. 1.5
3. 2.5                                   
4. 5.0

A steel wire of 1 m long and  cross section area $1 {\mathrm{mm}}^2$ is hang from rigid end. When mass of 1kg is hung from it then change in length will be: (given $Y=2\times {10}^{11}N/m^2$)

1. 0.5 mm                             

2. 0.25 mm

3. 0.05 mm                           

4. 5 mm

An iron rod of length 2m and cross section area of 50 X ${10}^{-6} m^2$ , is stretched by 0.5 mm, when a mass of 250 kg is hung from its lower end. Young's modulus of the iron rod is-

1. $19.6\times {10}^{10}N/m^2$                         

2. $19.6\times {10}^{15}N/m^2$

3. $19.6\times {10}^{18}N/m^2$                         

4. $19.6\times {10}^{20}N/m^2$

In which case, there is a maximum extension in the wire, if the same force is applied on each wire?

1. L = 500 cm, d = 0.05 mm

2. L = 200 cm, d = 0.02 mm

3. L = 300 cm, d = 0.03 mm

4. L = 400 cm, d = 0.01 mm

The extension of a wire by the application of load is 3 mm. The extension in a wire of the same material and length but half the radius by the same load is -

1. 12 mm                                 

2. 0.75 mm

3. 15 mm

4. 6 mm

The isothermal elasticity of a gas is equal to

1. Density                                     

2. Volume

3. Pressure                                    

4. Specific heat

The adiabatic elasticity of a gas is equal to
1. γ × density
2. γ × volume
3. γ × pressure
4. γ × specific heat

The compressibility of water is $4\times {10}^{-5}$ per unit atmospheric pressure. The decrease in volume of 100 cubic centimeter of water under a pressure of 100 atmosphere will be -

1. 0.4 cc         
2. $4\times {10}^{-5}cc$
3. 0.025 cc     
4. 0.004 cc