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A bottle has an opening of radius a and length b. A cork of length b and radius a+a where aa, is compressed to fit into the opening completely (see figure). If the bulk modulus of cork is B and the coefficient of friction between the bottle and cork is μ, then the force needed to push the cork into the bottle is

PhysicsMechanical Properties of SolidsJEE MainJEE Main 2016 (10 Apr Online)
Options:
  • A πμBba
  • B 2πμBba
  • C πμBba
  • D 4πμBba
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 4πμBba
Pressure=NA=N2πab

   stress=B×strain 

N2πab=B2πaa×b πa2b

N=B4πba

f=μN=μ4πbBΔa

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