Question

The Young's modulus of brass and steel are respectively $1.0\times 10^{11}Nm^{-2}$ and $2.0\times 10^{11}Nm^{-2}.$ .A brass wire and a steel wire of the same length are extended by $1 \,mm$ each under the same force. If radii of brass and steel wires are $R_B$ and $R_S$ respectively, then

• A. $R_s = \sqrt{2} R_B$
• B. $R_S = \frac{R_{B}}{\sqrt{2}}$
• C. $R_s = 4R_B$
• D. $R_s = \frac{R_{B}}{2}$

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

$R_S = \frac{R_{B}}{\sqrt{2}}$

Answer 2

Increase in length, $\Delta L=\frac{F L}{Y \cdot A}=\frac{F L}{Y \cdot \pi R^{2}}$ As $F, L$ and $\Delta L$ are same hence, $Y \cdot R^{2}= a$ constant $\therefore 2.0 \times 10^{11} R_{S}^{2}=1.0 \times 10^{11} R_{B}^{2}$ $\Rightarrow R_{S}=\frac{R_{B}}{\sqrt{2}}$