BAL BHARATI PUBLIC SCHOOL, NAVI MUMBAI

Worksheet
Physics
Mechanical properties of Solids

Choose the correct options.

1.There are two wires of same material and same length while the diameter of second wire is
two times the diameter of first wire, then the ratio of extension produced in the wires by
applying same load will be

(a) 1: 1 (b) 2: 1 (c) 1: 2 (d) 4 : 1

2. Which of the following has no dimensions?

(a) strain (b) angular velocity (c) momentum (d) angular momentum

3.According to Hooke’s law of elasticity, if stress is increased, then the ratio of stress to
strain

(a) becomes zero (b) remains constant

(c) decreases (d) increases

4.In case of steel wire (or a metal wire), the limit is reached when

(a) the wire just breaks

(b) the load is more than the weight of wire

(c) elongation is inversely proportional to the tension

(d) None of these

5.When an elastic material with Young’s modulus Y is subjected to stretching stress S, elastic
energy stored per unit volume of the material is
(a) YS / 2 (b) S2Y / 2
2
(c) S / 2Y (d) S / 2Y

6.The maximum load a wire can withstand without breaking when its length is reduced to
half of its original length, will
a) be doubled b) be half
c) be four times d) remain the same

7.The temperature of a wire is doubled. Young’s modulus of elasticity

a) will also double b) will become four times
c) will remain the same d) will decrease

8.A spring is stretched by applying a load to its free end. The strain produced in the spring is
a) volumetric b) shear
c) longitudinal and shear d) longitudinal

9.A wire 2 m long and 2 mm in diameter, when stretched by weight of 8 kg has its length
increased by 0.24 mm. Find the stress, strain and Young’s modulus of the material of the
wire. g = 9.8 m/s²

10.A wire of length 2 m and cross-sectional area 10-4 m² is stretched by a load 102 kg. The
wire is stretched by 0.1 cm. Calculate longitudinal stress, longitudinal strain and Young’s
modulus of the material of wire.

11.What must be the elongation of a wire 5m long so that the strain is 1% of 0.1? If the wire
has cross-selection of 1mm² and is stretched by 10 kg-wt, what is the stress?

12.A brass wire of length 2 m has its one end, fixed to a rigid support and from the other end
a 4 kg wt is suspended. If the radius of the wire is 0.35 mm, find the extension produced in
the wire. g = 9.8 m/s², Y = 11 × 1010 N/m²

13.Find the maximum load which may be placed on a tungsten wire of diameter 2 mm so that
the permitted strain not exceed 1/1000. Young’s modulus for tungsten = Y = 35 × 1010 N/m².

14.The radius of a copper bar is 4 mm. What force is required to stretch the rod by 20% of its
length assuming that the elastic limit is not exceeded? Y = 12 × 1010 N/m².

15.The elastic limit of copper is 1.5 × 108 N/m². A copper wire is to be stretched by a load of
10 kg. Find the minimum diameter the wire must have if the elastic limit is not to be
exceeded.