Q.

A tungsten wire, 0.5 mm in diameter, is just stretched between two fixed points at a temperature of 40oC. Determine the tension in the wire when the temperature falls to 20oC. (coefficient of linear expansion of tungsten = 4.5 × 10–6/oC; Young’s modulus of tungsten = 3.45 × 1011Nm–2)

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a

7.097N

b

5.097N

c

6.097N

d

3.097N

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

r=0.52=0.25 mm =25 x 10-5m

θ=40-20=20oC ; α=4.5 x 10-6/oC
y = 3.45 x 1011 N/m2 ; F = YAαθ=Yπr2αθ
= 3.45 x 1011 x 3.14 x 625 x 10-10 x 4.5 x 10-6 x 20
F = 6.091N

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A tungsten wire, 0.5 mm in diameter, is just stretched between two fixed points at a temperature of 40oC. Determine the tension in the wire when the temperature falls to 20oC. (coefficient of linear expansion of tungsten = 4.5 × 10–6/oC; Young’s modulus of tungsten = 3.45 × 1011Nm–2)