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The area of a cross-section of a steel wire is 0.1cm2 and Young’s modulus of steel is 2×1011Nm−2. The force required to stretch it by 0.1 of its length is
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Solution:
Here, A=0.1cm2=0.1×10−4m2, Y=2×1011Nm−2 LΔL=0.1%=1000.1=0.1×10−2
As Y=ΔL/LF/A∴F=YLΔLA =2×1011Nm−2×0.1×10−2×0.1×10−4m2 =2×103N=2000N