Basic of Elasticity, Stress and Strain PYQs: JEE Mains Physics

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1. 1. A cube has side length \(5\) cm and modulus of rigidity \(10^5\) N/m\(^2\). The displacement produced by a force of \(10\) N in the upper face of cube is _____ mm. 2026 Medium
2. 2. A uniform wire of length \(l\) of weight \(w\) is suspended from the roof with a weight of \(W\) at the other end. The stress in the wire at \(\dfrac{l}{3}\) distance from the top is \(\left(\dfrac{W}{A} + \dfrac{2}{\gamma}\dfrac{w}{A}\right)\), where, \(A\) is the cross sectional area of the wire. The value of \(\gamma\) is _______. 2026 Medium
3. 3. The heat extracted out of \(x\) gram of water initially at \(50°C\) to cool it down to \(0°C\) is sufficient to evaporate \((1000 - x)\) gram of water also initially at \(50°C\). The value of \(x\) (closest integer) is _______.
   (Take latent heat of water \(2256\text{ kJ/kg.K}\), specific heat capacity of water \(4200\text{ J/kg.K}\)) 2026 Hard
4. 4. Two wires as shown in the figure below, made of steel and have breaking stress of \(12 \times 10^8\) N/m\(^2\). Area of cross-section of upper wire is \(0.008\) cm\(^2\) and of lower wire is \(0.004\) cm\(^2\). The maximum mass that can be added to pan without breaking any wire is _____ kg.
   (take \(g = 10\) m/s\(^2\))
   2026 Hard
5. 5. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion\((A)\) and the other is labelled as Reason \((R).\) \(Assertion\) \((A)\) : In Vernier calliper if positive zero error exists, then while taking measurements, the reading taken will be more than the actual reading. \(Reason\) \((R)\) : The zero error in Vernier Calliper might have happened due to manufacturing defect or due to rough handling. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below : 2024 Hard
6. 6. The density and breaking stress of a wire are \(6 \times\) \(10^4 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{m}^3\) and \(1.2 \times 10^8 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{m}^2\) respectively. The wire is suspended from a rigid support on a planet where acceleration due to gravity is \(\frac{1^{\text {rd }}}{3}\) of the value on the surface of earth. The maximum length of the wire with breaking is _______ \(\mathrm{m}\) (take, \(\mathrm{g}=\) \(\left.10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2\right)\) 2024 Hard
7. 7. Two blocks of mass \(2 \mathrm{~kg}\) and \(4 \mathrm{~kg}\) are connected by a metal wire going over a smooth pulley as shown in figure. The radius of wire is \(4.0 \times 10^{-5}\) \(\mathrm{m}\) and Young's modulus of the metal is \(2.0 \times 10^{11} \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{m}^2\). The longitudinal strain developed in the wire is \(\frac{1}{\alpha \pi}\). The value of \(\alpha\) is _______. [Use \(\mathrm{g}=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2\) )
   2024 Hard
8. 8. A metal block of mass \(m\) is suspended from a rigid support through a metal wire of diameter \(14\,mm\). The tensile stress developed in the wire under equilibrium state is \(7 \times 10^5\,Nm ^{-2}\). The value of mass \(m\) is \(......kg\). (Take, \(g =9.8\,ms ^{-2}\) and \(\left.\pi=\frac{22}{7}\right)\) 2023 Medium
9. 9. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion \(A\) and the other is labelled as Reason \(R\) Assertion \(A\): Steel is used in the construction of buildings and bridges. Reason \(R:\) Steel is more elastic and its elastic limit is high. In the light of above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below 2023 Easy
10. 10. A metal wire of length \(0.5 m\) and cross-sectional area \(10^{-4}\; m ^{2}\) has breaking stress \(5 \times 10^{8}\; Nm ^{-2}\). A block of \(10\; kg\) is attached at one end of the string and is rotating in a horizontal circle. The maximum linear velocity of block will be \(ms ^{-1}\). 2022 Hard
11. 11. A wire of length \(L\) is hanging from a fixed support. The length changes to \(L _{1}\) and \(L _{2}\) when masses \(1 \,kg\) and \(2 \,kg\) are suspended respectively from its free end. Then the value of \(L\) is equal to .................. 2022 Hard
12. 12. The area of cross section of the rope used to lift a load by a crane is \(2.5 \times 10^{-4} m ^{2}\). The maximum lifting capacity of the crane is \(10\) metric tons. To increase the lifting capacity of the crane to \(25\) metric tons, the required area of cross section of the rope should be.\(.........\times 10^{-4} \,m ^{2}\) (take \(g =10\, ms ^{-2}\) ) 2022 Medium
13. 13. Two blocks of masses \(3 \,{kg}\) and \(5\, {kg}\) are connected by a metal wire going over a smooth pulley. The breaking stress of the metal is \(\frac{24}{\pi} \times 10^{2}\, {Nm}^{-2}\). What is the minimum radius of the wire? (Take \(\left.g=10\, {ms}^{-2}\right)\) (in \(cm\))
    2021 Hard
14. 14. Wires \({W}_{1}\) and \({W}_{2}\) are made of same material having the breaking stress of \(1.25 \times 10^{9} \,{N} / {m}^{2}\) \({W}_{1}\) and \({W}_{2}\) have cross-sectional area of \(8 \times 10^{-7}\, {m}^{2}\) and \(4 \times 10^{-7}\, {m}^{2}\), respectively. Masses of \(20 \,{kg}\) and \(10\, {kg}\) hang from them as shown in the figure. The maximum mass that can be placed in the pan without breaking the wires is \(.....{kg}\) (Use \(\left.{g}=10\, {m} / {s}^{2}\right)\)
    2021 Hard
15. 15. A body of mass \(\mathrm{m}=10\; \mathrm{kg}\) is attached to one end of a wire of length \(0.3\; \mathrm{m} .\) The maximum angular speed (in \(rad \;s^{-1}\) ) with which it can be rotated about its other end in space station is (Breaking stress of wire \(=4.8 \times 10^{7} \;\mathrm{Nm}^{-2}\) and area of cross-section of the wire \(=10^{-2}\; \mathrm{cm}^{2}\) ) is 2020 Hard
16. 16. A steel wire having a radius of \(2.0\, mm\), carrying a load of \(4\, kg\), is hanging from a ceiling. Given that \(g = 3.1\pi \,m{s^{ - 2}}\) , what will be the tensile stress that would be developed in the wire? 2019 Medium
17. 17. The elastic limit of brass is \(379\,MPa.\) .......... \(mm\) should be the minimum diameter of a brass rod if it is to support a \(400\,N\) load without exceeding its elastic limit . 2019 Medium
18. 18. As shown in the figure, forces of \(10^5\,N\) each are applied in opposite directions, on the upper and lower faces of a cube of side \(10\,cm\), shifting the upper face parallel to itself by \(0.5\,cm\) . If the side of another cube of the same material is, \(20\,cm\) then under similar conditions as above, the displacement will be......... \(cm\)
    2018 Easy
19. 19. A man grows into a giant such that his linear dimensions increase by a factor of \(9\). Assuming that his density remains same, the stress in the leg will change by a factor of 2017 Hard
20. 20. Steel ruptures when a shear of \(3 .5 \times 10^8\,\,N\,m^{-2}\) is applied. The force needed to punch a \(1\,cm\) diameter hole in a steel sheet \(0.3\,cm\) thick is nearly 2014 Medium

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