Q.

A 5 m long aluminium wire (Y = 7×1010 N/m2 ) of diameter 3 mm supports a 40 kg mass. In order to have the same elongation in a copper wire (Y = 12×1010 N/m2) of the same length under the same weight, the diameter should now be, in mm.

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a

1.75

b

5.0

c

1.5

d

2.3

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

l=FLπr2Yr21Y(F,L and l are constant) 

r2r1=Y1Y21/2=7×101012×10101/2

 r2=1.5×7121/2=1.145mm

diameter=2.29mm

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A 5 m long aluminium wire (Y = 7×1010 N/m2 ) of diameter 3 mm supports a 40 kg mass. In order to have the same elongation in a copper wire (Y = 12×1010 N/m2) of the same length under the same weight, the diameter should now be, in mm.