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A wire of length ‘L’ and area of cross section ‘A’ is made of material of Young’s modulus ‘Y’. It is stretched by an amount ‘x’. The work done in stretching the wire is
PhysicsMechanical Properties of SolidsMHT CETMHT CET 2019 (Shift 2)
Options:
  • A Yx2A2L
  • B 2Yx2AL
  • C YxA2L
  • D Yx2A2
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The correct answer is: Yx2A2L
If a force F is applied along the length L of wire for stretching by an amount x, then Young’s modulus is given by
Y=stressstrain=FLAx
where, A = area of cross-sectional F=YALx
The work done is stretching the wire is given by
W=0xF.dx=0xYALx=YALx220=YAx22L

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