A boy’s catapult is made of rubber cord which is \(42~\text{cm}\) long, with \(6~\text{mm}\) diameter of a cross-section and of negligible mass. The boy keeps a stone weighing \(0.02~\text{kg}\) on it and stretches the cord by \(20~\text{cm}\) by applying a constant force. When released, the stone flies off with a velocity of \(20~\text{ms}^{-1}.\) Neglect the change in the area of cross-section of the cord while stretched. The Young’s modulus of rubber is closest to:
1. \( 10^3 ~\text{Nm}^{-2} \)
2. \(10^4~\text{Nm}^{-2} \)
3. \( 10^6 ~\text{Nm}^{-2} \)
4. \( 10^8~\text{Nm}^{-2} \)
Young's moduli of two wires \(A\) and \(B\) are in the ratio \(10:4\). Wire \(A\) is \(2~\text{m}\) long and has radius \(R\). Wire \(B\) is \(1.6~\text{m}\) long and has radius \(2~\text{mm}\). If the two wires stretch by the same length for a given load, then the value of \(R\) is close to:
1. \(\sqrt{2} ~\text{mm}\)
2. \(\frac {1} {\sqrt{2}}~\text{mm}\)
3. \(2\sqrt{2} ~\text{mm}\)
4. \(2~\text{mm}\)
1. | remain the same. |
2. | \(8\) times its initial value. | become
3. | \({1 \over 4}\)th of its initial value. | become
4. | \(4\) times its initial value. | become