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Young's Modulus & Elongation

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Q1JEE Main 2026 · 5 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Young's modulus & its nature

The Young's modulus of steel wire of radius rr and length LL is YY.

If the radius rr and length LL of the wire are doubled then the value of YY

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Q2JEE Main 2026 · 6 APR · SHIFT 1Medium

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Comparing different materials

The two wires AA and BB of equal cross-section but of different materials are joined together. The ratio of Young's modulus of wire AA and wire BB is 20/11. When the joined wire is kept under certain tension the elongations in the wires AA and BB are equal. If the length of wire AA is 2.2 m, then the length of wire BB is

______ m.

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Answer: (c)

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Q3JEE Main 2026 · 28 JAN · SHIFT 1Medium

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Comparing different materials

Two wires AA and BB made of different materials of lengths 6.0 cm and 5.4 cm, respectively and area of cross sections 3.0×10−5 m23.0 \times 10^{-5}\text{ m}^2 and 4.5×10−5 m24.5 \times 10^{-5}\text{ m}^2, respectively are stretched by the same magnitude under a given load. The ratio of the Young's modulus of AA to that of BB is x:3x : 3. The value of xx is ______

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Answer: (d)

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Q4JEE Main 2025 · 8 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Young's modulus & its nature

A 3 m long wire of radius 3 mm shows an extension of 0.1 mm when loaded vertically by a mass of 50 kg in an experiment to determine Young's modulus. The value of Young's modulus of the wire as per this experiment is P×1011P \times 10^{11} Nm−2{}^{-2}, where the value of PP is: (Take g=3πg = 3\pi m/s2{}^{2})

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Q5JEE Main 2025 · 7 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Elongation: wires of the same material

Two wires A and B are made of same material having ratio of lengths LALB=13\frac{L_A}{L_B} = \frac{1}{3} and their diameters ratio dAdB=2\frac{d_A}{d_B} = 2. If both the wires are stretched using same force, what would be the ratio of their respective elongations?

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Answer: (b)

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Q6JEE Main 2024 · 30 JAN · SHIFT 1Easy

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Young's modulus & its nature

Young's modulus of material of a wire of length 'LL' and cross-sectional area AA is YY. If the length of the wire is doubled and cross-sectional area is halved then Young's modulus will be:

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Q7JEE Main 2024 · 29 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Elongation: wires of the same material

A wire of length LL and radius rr is clamped at one end. If its other end is pulled by a force FF, its length increases by ll. If the radius of the wire and the applied force both are reduced to half of their original values keeping original length constant, the increase in length will become:

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Q8NEET 2024Medium

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Young's modulus & its nature

The maximum elongation of a steel wire of 1 m1\text{ m} length if the elastic limit of steel and its Young's modulus, respectively, are 8×108 N m−28 \times 10^{8}\text{ N m}^{-2} and 2×1011 N m−22 \times 10^{11}\text{ N m}^{-2}, is:

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Q9JEE Main 2024 · 29 JAN · SHIFT 2Medium

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Elongation: wires of the same material

Two metallic wires PP and QQ have same volume and are made up of same material. If their area of cross sections are in the ratio 4:14 : 1 and force F1F_1 is applied to PP, an extension of Δl\Delta l is produced. The force which is required to produce same extension in QQ is F2F_2.

The value of F1F2\frac{F_1}{F_2} is _________.

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Answer: 16

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Q10JEE Main 2023 · 31 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Young's modulus & its nature

For a solid rod, the Young's modulus of elasticity is 3.2×1011 N m−23.2 \times 10^{11}\text{ N m}^{-2} and density is 8×103 kg m−38 \times 10^{3}\text{ kg m}^{-3}. The velocity of longitudinal wave in the rod will be.

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Answer: (b)

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Q11JEE Main 2023 · 24 JAN · SHIFT 1Easy

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Young's modulus & its nature

A 100 m long wire having cross-sectional area 6.25×10−4 m26.25 \times 10^{-4}\text{ m}^2 and Young's modulus is 1010 N m−210^{10}\text{ N m}^{-2} is subjected to a load of 250 N, then the elongation in the wire will be:

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Answer: (b)

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Q12JEE Main 2023 · 15 APR · SHIFT 1Easy

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Elongation: wires of the same material

A wire of length ' LL ' and radius ' rr ' is clamped rigidly at one end. When the other end of the wire is pulled by a force ff, its length increases by ' ll '. Another wire of same material of length ' 2L2L ' and radius ' 2r2r ' is pulled by a force ' 2f2f '. Then the increase in its length will be:

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Q13JEE Main 2023 · 30 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Elongation: wires of the same material

A force is applied to a steel wire 'A', rigidly clamped at one end. As a result elongation in the wire is 0.2 mm0.2\text{ mm}. If same force is applied to another steel wire ' BB ' of double the length and a diameter 2.42.4 times that of the wire ' AA ', the elongation in the wire ' BB ' will be (wires having uniform circular cross sections)

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Q14JEE Main 2023 · 10 APR · SHIFT 2Easy

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Comparing different materials

Young's moduli of the material of wires A and B are in the ratio of 1:41 : 4, while its area of cross sections are in the ratio of 1:31 : 3. If the same amount of load is applied to both the wires, the amount of elongation produced in the wires AA and BB will be in the ratio of

[Assume length of wires A and B are same]

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Q15JEE Main 2023 · 1 FEB · SHIFT 2Easy

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Comparing different materials

The Young's modulus of a steel wire of length 6 m6\text{ m} and cross-sectional area 3 mm23\text{ mm}^2, is 2×1011 N/m22 \times 10^{11}\text{ N/m}^2. The wire is suspended from its support on a given planet. A block of mass 4 kg4\text{ kg} is attached to the free end of the wire. The acceleration due to gravity on the planet is 14\frac{1}{4} of its value on the earth. The elongation of wire is (Take gg on the earth =10 m/s2= 10\text{ m/s}^2):

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Q16JEE Main 2023 · 31 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Comparing different materials

Under the same load, wire A having length 5.0 m5.0\text{ m} and cross section 2.5×10−5 m22.5 \times 10^{-5}\text{ m}^2 stretches uniformly by the same amount as another wire B of length 6.0 m6.0\text{ m} and a cross section of 3.0×10−5 m23.0 \times 10^{-5}\text{ m}^2 stretches. The ratio of the Young's modulus of wire A to that of wire BB will be:

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Answer: (c)

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Q17JEE Main 2022 · 29 JUL · SHIFT 1Easy

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Young's modulus & its nature

If the length of a wire is made double and radius is halved of its respective values. Then, the Young's modulus of the material of the wire will:

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Q18JEE Main 2022 · 28 JUL · SHIFT 1Easy

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Young's modulus & its nature

The force required to stretch a wire of cross-section 1 cm21\text{ cm}^2 to double its length will be: (Given Young's modulus of the wire =2×1011 N/m2= 2 \times 10^{11}\text{ N/m}^2)

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Answer: (c)

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Q19JEE Main 2022 · 25 JUL · SHIFT 1Easy

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Elongation: wires of the same material

A wire of length LL and radius rr is clamped rigidly at one end. When the other end of the wire is pulled by a force FF, its length increases by 5 cm5\text{ cm}. Another wire of the same material of length 4L4L and radius 4r4r is pulled by a force 4F4F under same conditions. The increase in length of this wire is __________________ cm\text{cm}.

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Answer: 5

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Q20JEE Main 2022 · 26 JUN · SHIFT 1Easy

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Comparing different materials

The elongation of a wire on the surface of the earth is 10−4 m. The same wire of same dimensions is elongated by 6 ×\times 10−5 m on another planet. The acceleration due to gravity on the planet will be ____________ ms−2. (Take acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth = 10 ms−2)

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Answer: 6

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Q21JEE Main 2021 · 24 FEB · SHIFT 2Easy

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Elongation: wires of the same material

A uniform metallic wire is elongated by 0.04 m when subjected to a linear force F. The elongation, if its length and diameter is doubled and subjected to the same force will be ________ cm.

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Answer: 2

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Q22JEE Main 2021 · 18 MAR · SHIFT 1Medium

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Elongation: wires of the same material

Two separate wires A and B are stretched by 2 mm and 4 mm respectively, when they are subjected to a force of 2 N. Assume that both the wires are made up of same material and the radius of wire B is 4 times that of the radius of wire A. The length of the wires A and B are in the ratio of a: b. Then a/b can be expressed as 1/x where x is _________.

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Answer: 32

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Q23NEET 2020 · PHASE 1Easy

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Young's modulus & its nature

A wire of length L, area of cross section A is hanging from a fixed support. The length of the wire changed to L1 when mass M is suspended from its free end. The expression for Young's modulus is:

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Answer: (c)

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Q24MHT CET 2020 · 16 OCT · SHIFT 1Medium

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Elongation: wires of the same material

Two rods of same material and volume having circular cross-section are subjected to tension TT. Within the elastic limit, same force is applied to both the rods. Diameter of the first rod is half of the second rod, then the extensions of first rod to second rod will be in the ratio

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Answer: (c)

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Q25MHT CET 2019 · 3 MAY · SHIFT 1Easy

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Elongation: wires of the same material

A wire of length LL and radius rr is rigidly fixed at one end. On stretching the other end of the wire with a force FF, the increase in length is ll. If another wire of the same material but double the length and radius is stretched with a force 2F2F, then increase in length is

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Answer: (d)

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Q26JEE Main 2019 · 8 APR · SHIFT 2Medium

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Comparing different materials

Young's moduli of two wires A and B are in the ratio 7: 4. Wire A is 2 m long and has radius R. Wire B is 1.5 m long and has radius 2 mm. If the two wires stretch by the same length for a given load, then the value of R is close to :-

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Answer: (a)

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Q27NEET 2018Medium

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Elongation: wires of the same material

Two wires are made of the same material and have the same volume. The first wire has cross- sectional area A and the second wire has cross-sectional area 3A. If the length of the first wire is increased by Δ\Deltal on applying a force F, how much force is needed to stretch the second wire by the same amount?

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Answer: (c)

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Q28NEET 2015 · AIPMTEasy

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Comparing different materials

The Young's modulus of steel is twice that of brass. Two wires of same length and of same area of cross section, one of steel and another of brass are suspended from the same roof. If we want the lower ends of the wires to be at the same level, then the weights added to the steel and brass wires must be in the ratio of

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Answer: (d)

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Q29NEET 2014 · AIPMTMedium

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Elongation: wires of the same material

Copper of fixed volume V is drawn into wire of length ll. When this wire is subjected to a constant force F, the extension produced in the wire is Δl\Delta l. Which of the following graphs is a straight line?

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Answer: (b)

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Q30NEET 2013Easy

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Elongation: wires of the same material

The following four wires are made of the same material. Which of these will have the largest extension when the same tension is applied?

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Answer: (c)

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Q31JEE Main 2009 · AIEEEMedium

Young's Modulus & Elongation · Elongation: wires of the same material

Two wires are made of the same material and have the same volume. However wire 11 has cross- sectional area AA and wire 22 has cross-sectional area 3A.3A. If the length of wire 11 increases by Δx\Delta x on applying force F,F, how much force is needed to stretch wire 22 by the same amount?

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Answer: (c)

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