Elasticity

24 Questions
2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Morning Shift

If the given graph shows the load $(W)$ attached to and the elongation ( $\Delta l$ )produced in a wire of length one metre and area of cross-section $1 \mathrm{~mm}^2$, then the Young's modulus of the material of the wire is

AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Morning Shift Physics - Elasticity Question 3 English
A.

$20 \times 10^{10} \mathrm{Nm}^{-2}$

B.

$2 \times 10^{10} \mathrm{Nm}^{-2}$

C.

$10 \times 10^{10} \mathrm{Nm}^{-2}$

D.

$4 \times 10^{10} \mathrm{Nm}^{-2}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 27th May Morning Shift

The stress-strain graph of two wires $A$ and $B$ is shown in the figure. If $Y_A$ and $Y_B$ are Young's moduli of materials of wires $A$ and $B$ respectively, then

AP EAPCET 2025 - 27th May Morning Shift Physics - Elasticity Question 1 English

A.

$Y_A=3 Y_B$

B.

$Y_A=Y_B$

C.

$Y_B=3 Y_A$

D.

$Y_B=2 Y_A$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 26th May Evening Shift

The elastic potential energy stored in a copper rod of length one metre and area of cross-section $1 \mathrm{~mm}^2$ when stretched by 1 mm is

(Young's modulus of copper $=1.2 \times 10^{11} \mathrm{Nm}^{-2}$ )

A.

$6 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{~J}$

B.

$3 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{~J}$

C.

60 J

D.

3 J

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 24th May Morning Shift

A wire of length 0.5 m and area of cross-section $4 \times 10^{-6} \mathrm{~m}^2$ at a temperature of $100^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ is suspended vertically by fixing its upper end to the ceiling. The wire is then cooled to $0^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$, but is prevented from contracting by attaching a mass at the lower end. If the mass of the wire is negligible, then the value of the mass attached to the wire is

[Young's modulus of material of the wire $=10^{11} \mathrm{Nm}^{-2}$, coefficient of linear expansion of the material of the wire $=10^{-5} \mathrm{~K}^{-1}$ and acceleration due to gravity $=10 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$ ]

A.

10 kg

B.

20 kg

C.

30 kg

D.

40 kg

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 24th May Morning Shift

A wire is stretched 1 mm by a force $F$. If a second wire of same material, same length and 4 times the diameter of the first wire is stretched by the same force $F$, then the elongation of the second wire is

A.

$\frac{1}{8} \mathrm{~mm}$

B.

8 mm

C.

16 mm

D.

$\frac{1}{16} \mathrm{~mm}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Evening Shift

If the longitudinal strain of a stretched wire is $0.2 \%$ and the Poisson's ratio of the material of the wire is 0.3 , then the volume strain of the wire is

A.

$0.12 \%$

B.

$0.08 \%$

C.

$0.14 \%$

D.

$0.26 \%$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 23rd May Morning Shift

If the pressure on a body is increased from 200 kPa to 250 kPa , the volume of the body decreases by $0.25 \%$. The compressibility of the material of the body is (in $\mathrm{m}^2 \mathrm{~N}^{-1}$ )

A.

$2 \times 10^7$

B.

$2 \times 10^{-7}$

C.

$5 \times 10^8$

D.

$5 \times 10^{-8}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 22nd May Evening Shift

When a wire made of material with Young's modulus $\gamma$ is subjected to a stress $S$, the elastic potential energy per unit volume stored in the wire is

A.

$\frac{Y S}{2}$

B.

$\frac{S^2 Y}{2}$

C.

$\frac{S^2}{2 Y}$

D.

$\frac{S}{2 Y}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 22nd May Morning Shift

The force required to stretch a steel wire of area of cross-section $1 \mathrm{~mm}^2$ to double its length is

(Young's modulus of steel $=2 \times 10^{11} \mathrm{~N}-\mathrm{m}^{-2}$ )

A.

$2 \times 10^3 \mathrm{~N}$

B.

$2 \times 10^5 \mathrm{~N}$

C.

$2 \times 10^2 \mathrm{~N}$

D.

$2 \times 10^4 \mathrm{~N}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 21st May Evening Shift

When a wire of length ' $L$ ' clamped at one end is pulled by a force ' $F$ ' from the other end, its length increases by ' $L$ '. If the radius of the wire and the applied force were halved, then the increase in its length is

A.

$3 L$

B.

$4 L$

C.

1.5 L

D.

$2 L$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 21st May Evening Shift

When a sphere is taken to the bottom of a sea of depth 1 km , it contracts in volume by $0.01 \%$, then the Bulk modulus of the material of the sphere is

(Acceleration due to gravity $=10 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$ )

A.

$10 \times 10^6 \mathrm{~N}-\mathrm{m}^{-2}$

B.

$1.2 \times 10^{10} \mathrm{~N}-\mathrm{m}^{-2}$

C.

$10 \times 10^{10} \mathrm{~N}-\mathrm{m}^{-2}$

D.

$10 \times 10^{11} \mathrm{~N}-\mathrm{m}^{-2}$

2025 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2025 - 21st May Morning Shift

As shown in the figure, a light uniform rod $P Q$ of length 150 cm is suspended from the ceiling horizontally using two metal wires $A$ and $B$ tied to the ends of the rod. The ratios of the radii and the Young's moduli of the materials of the two wires $A$ and $B$ are respectively $2: 3$ and $3: 2$. The position at which a weight should be suspended from the rod such that the elongations of the two wires become equal is

AP EAPCET 2025 - 21st May Morning Shift Physics - Elasticity Question 12 English
A.

90 cm from $P$

B.

100 cm from $P$

C.

40 cm from $Q$

D.

45 cm from $Q$

2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 23th May Morning Shift
The work done on a wire of volume of $2 \mathrm{~cm}^3$ is $16 \times 10^2 \mathrm{~J}$. If the Young's modulus of the material of the wire is $4 \times 10^{12} \mathrm{Nm}^{-2}$. Then the strain produced in the wire is
A.
0.03 m
B.
0.04 m
C.
0.01 m
D.
0.02 m
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 22th May Evening Shift

A wire of length 100 cm and area of cross-section $2 \mathrm{~mm}^2$ is stretched by two forces of each 440 N applied at the ends of the wire in opposite directions along the length of the wire. If the elongation of the wire is 2 mm , the Young's modulus of the material of the wire is

A.
$2.1 \times 10^{11} \mathrm{Nm}^{-2}$
B.
$2.4 \times 10^{11} \mathrm{Nm}^{-2}$
C.
$4.4 \times 10^{11} \mathrm{Nm}^{-2}$
D.
$1.1 \times 10^{11} \mathrm{Nm}^{-2}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 22th May Morning Shift

The elongation of copper wire of cross-sectional area $3.5 \mathrm{~mm}^2$, in the figure shown, is

$ \left(Y_{\text {Copper }}=10 \times 10^{10} \mathrm{Nm}^{-2} \text { and } g=10 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}\right) $

AP EAPCET 2024 - 22th May Morning Shift Physics - Elasticity Question 15 English

A.
$10^{-4} \mathrm{~m}$
B.
$10^{-3} \mathrm{~m}$
C.
$10^{-6} \mathrm{~m}$
D.
$10^{-2} \mathrm{~m}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 21th May Evening Shift
A 4 kg stone attached at the end of a steel wire is being whirled at a constant speed $12 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$ in a horizontal circle. The wire is 4 m long with a diameter 2.0 mm and Young's modulus of the steel is $2 \times 10^{11} \mathrm{Nm}^{-2}$. The strain in the wire is.
A.
$2.4 \times 10^{-4}$
B.
$2.3 \times 10^{-5}$
C.
$4.6 \times 10^{-4}$
D.
$6.9 \times 10^{-4}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 21th May Morning Shift
The elastic energy stored per unit volume in terms of longitudinal strain $\varepsilon$ and Young's modulus $Y$ is
A.
$\frac{\gamma \varepsilon^2}{2}$
B.
$\frac{1}{2} Y_{\varepsilon}$
C.
$2 \gamma \varepsilon^2$
D.
$2 Y_{\varepsilon}$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 20th May Morning Shift

When the load applied to a wire is increased from 5 kg wt to 8 kg wt . The elongation of the wire increases from 1 mm to 1.8 mm . The work done during the elongation of the wire is (acceleration due to gravity $=10 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$ )

A.

$47 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~J}$

B.

$72 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{j}$

C.

$25 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~J}$

D.

$97 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~J}$

2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 19th May Evening Shift
If the work done in stretching a wire by 1 min is 2 J . The work necessary for stretching another wire of satrs material but with double radius of cross-section and half the length by 1 mm is
A.
16 J
B.
8 J
C.
4 J
D.
$\frac{1}{4} J$
2024 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2024 - 18th May Morning Shift
Two copper wires $A$ and $B$ of lengths in the ratio $1: 2$ and diameters in the ratio $3: 2$ are stretched by foren in the ratio $3 : 1$. The ratio of the clastic potential energies stored per unit volume in the wires $A$ and $B$ is.
A.
$2: 1$
B.
$4: 9$
C.
$16: 9$
D.
$4: 3$
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 5th July Morning Shift

Two wires $A$ and $B$ of same cross-section are connected end to end. When same tension is created in both wires, the elongation in $B$ wire is twice the elongation in $A$ wire. If $L_A$ and $L_B$ are the initial lengths of the wires $A$ and $B$ respectively, then (Young's modulus of material of wire $A=2 \times 10^{11} \mathrm{~Nm}^{-2}$ and Young's modulus of material of wire $B=1.1 \times 10^{11} \mathrm{~Nm}^{-2}$).

A.
$\frac{L_A}{L_B}=\frac{10}{11}$
B.
$\frac{L_A}{L_B}=\frac{4}{5}$
C.
$\frac{L_A}{L_B}=\frac{9}{11}$
D.
$\frac{L_A}{L_B}=\frac{3}{7}$
2022 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2022 - 4th July Morning Shift

Same tension is applied to the following four wires made of same material. The elongation is longest in

A.
wire of length 200 cm and diameter 2 mm
B.
wire of length 300 cm and diameter 3 mm
C.
wire of length 50 cm and diameter 0.5 mm
D.
wire of length 100 cm and diameter 1 mm
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Evening Shift

Young's modulus of a wire is $2 \times 10^{11} \mathrm{Nm}^{-2}$. If an external stretching force of $2 \times 10^{11} \mathrm{~N}$ is applied to a wire of length $L$. The final length of the wire is (cross-section = unity)

A.
2 L
B.
1.5 L
C.
3 L
D.
1.25 L
2021 AP-EAPCET MCQ
AP EAPCET 2021 - 19th August Morning Shift

The Young's modulus of a rubber string of length $12 \mathrm{~cm}$ and density $1.5 ~\mathrm{kgm}^{-3}$ is $5 \times 10^8 ~\mathrm{Nm}^{-2}$. When this string is suspended vertically, the increase in its length due to its own weight is (Take, $g=10 \mathrm{~ms}^{-2}$ )

A.
$2.16 \times 10^{-10} \mathrm{~m}$
B.
$9.6 \times 10^{-11} \mathrm{~m}$
C.
$9.6 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~m}$
D.
$2.16 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~m}$