Q.

Two persons pull a wire towards themselves. Each person exerts a force of 200 N on the wire.

Young’s modulus of the material of the wire is 1×1011 Nm-2. Original length of the wire is 2 m and the area of cross-section is 2 cm2. The wire will extend in length by _____ μm.            [2024]


Ans.

(20)

FA=YΔΔ=FAY

Δ=200×22×10-4×1011=2×10-5=20μm