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JEE Advanced · Physics · 10. Properties of Solids

A steel wire of diameter 0.5 mm and Young's modulus \(2 \times 10^{11} Nm ^{-2}\) carries a load of mass M . The length of the wire with the load is 1.0 m . A vernier scale with 10 divisions is attached to the end of this wire. Next to the steel wire is a reference wire to which a main scale, of least count 1.0 mm , is attached. The 10 divisions of the vernier scale correspond to 9 divisions of the main scale. Initially, the zero of vernier scale coincides with the zero of main scale. If the load on the steel wire is increased by \(1.2 k g\), the vernier scale division which coincides with a main scale division is _____________ . Take \(g =10 m s^{-1}\) and \(\pi=3.2\).

  1. A 3
  2. B 4
  3. C 5
  4. D 6
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(C) 5

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d=0.5 mm
Y=2×1011
l=1m
l=FlAy=mglπd24y=1.2×10×1π4×5×10-42×2×1011
l=1.2×103.24×25×10-8×2×1011
= 121.6×25×103=1240×103=0.03mm
So 3rd division of vernier scale will coincicle with main scale
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