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A brass wire of length 2m and radius 1mm at 27° C is held taut between two rigid supports. Initially it was cooled to a temperature of -43° C creating a tension T in the wire. The temperature to which the wire has to be cooled in order to increase the tension in it to 1.4T, is ____°C

Solution & Explanation

Related Formula
Thermal Tension, T = Y A α Δ θ
Core Logic

For the first cooling, the tension T generated is:

T = Y A α Δ θ₁ T = Y A α (27 - (-43)) T = Y A α (70) (i)

Let θ be the final temperature required for a tension of 1.4T.

1.4T = Y A α (27 - θ) (ii)
Step 1: Ratio of Tensions

Dividing equation (ii) by equation (i):

(1.4T)/(T) = (27 - θ)/(70) 1.4 = (27 - θ)/(70) 27 - θ = 1.4 × 70 = 98 θ = 27 - 98 = -71° C
Pattern Recognition

Thermal tension strictly scales with the absolute difference in temperature from the unstressed state, Δ θ. Multiplying tension by a factor simply scales Δ θ by that identical factor.

Chapter Mix

Class 11 Physics: Mechanical Properties of Solids Class 11 Physics: Thermal Properties of Matter

Reference Study Guides

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Q58 jee_main_2024_31_jan_morning Bulk Modulus
The depth below the surface of sea to which a rubber ball be taken so as to decrease its volume by 0.02% is ________ m. (Take density of sea water = 10³ kgm⁻³, Bulk modulus of rubber = 9 × 10⁸ Nm⁻², and g = 10 ms⁻²)
Numerical Answer. Answer: 18 to 18

Solution

Related Formula
β = (-Δ P)/((Δ V)/(V)) Δ P = ρ g h
Core Logic

The change in pressure Δ P is the hydrostatic pressure at depth h.

Δ P = -β (Δ V)/(V) ρ g h = -β (Δ V)/(V)
Step 2: Calculation

Given values: ρ = 10³ kg/m³ g = 10 m/s² β = 9 × 10⁸ N/m² (Δ V)/(V) = -0.02% = -(0.02)/(100)

Substitute into the equation:

10³ × 10 × h = - (9 × 10⁸) × (-(0.02)/(100)) 10⁴ × h = 9 × 10⁸ × 2 × 10⁻⁴ 10⁴ h = 18 × 10⁴ h = 18 m
Chapter Mix

Class 11 Physics: Mechanical Properties Of Solids Class 11 Physics: Mechanical Properties Of Fluids

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