A force \(F\) is needed to break a copper wire having radius \(R.\) The force needed to break a copper wire of radius \(2R\) will be:
1. | \(F/2\) | 2. | \(2F\) |
3. | \(4F\) | 4. | \(F/4\) |
A steel cable with a radius of 1.5 cm supports a chairlift at a ski area. If the maximum stress is not to exceed 108 N/m2, what is the maximum load that the cable can support?
1. 7.06 x 104 N
2. 5.03 x 104 N
3. 1.09 x 104 N
4. 17 x 104 N
The breaking stress of a wire going over a smooth pulley in the following question is 2 × N/. What would be the minimum radius of the wire used if it is not to break?
1. | \(0.46\times10^{-6}m\) | 2. | \(0.46\times10^{-4}m\) |
3. | \(0.46\times10^{8}m\) | 4. | \(0.46\times10^{-11}m\) |
A light rod of length 2m is suspended from the ceiling horizontally by means of two vertical wires of equal length. A weight W is hung from the light rod as shown in the figure. The rod is hung by means of a steel wire of cross-sectional area and brass wire of cross-sectional area . To have equal stress in both wires, =?
1. | 1/3 | 2. | 1/4 |
3. | 4/3 | 4. | 1/2 |
To break a wire, a force of is required. If the density of the material is , then the length of the wire which will break by its own weight will be:
1. 34 m
2. 30 m
3. 300 m
4. 3 m
A uniform wire of length \(3\) m and mass \(10\) kg is suspended vertically from one end and loaded at another end by a block of mass \(10\) kg. The radius of the cross-section of the wire is \(0.1\) m. The stress in the middle of the wire is: (Take \(g=10\) ms-2)
1. | \(1.4 \times10^4\) N/m2 | 2. | \(4.8 \times10^3\) N/m2 |
3. | \(96 \times10^4\) N/m2 | 4. | \(3.5\times10^3\) N/m2 |
lf is the density of the material of a wire and is the breaking stress, the greatest length of the wire that can hang freely without breaking is:
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The breaking stress of a wire depends on:
1. | Length of the wire |
2. | Applied force |
3. | The material of the wire |
4. | Area of the cross-section of the wire |
One end of a uniform wire of length L and of weight W is attached rigidly to a point in the roof and a weight W1 is suspended from its lower end. If A is the area of cross-section of the wire , the stress in the wire at a height 3L/4 from its lower end is:
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A wire can sustain a weight of 10 kg before breaking. If the wire is cut into two equal parts, then each part can sustain a weight of:
1. | 2.5 kg | 2. | 5 kg |
3. | 10 kg | 4. | 15 kg |