Elasticity and Thermal Expansion
Elasticity and Thermal Expansion
EXAMPLE 1
A 4.0 m long copper wire of cross sectional area 1.2 cm2 Volume
sirain
is stretched by a force of 4.8 × 103 N stress will be -
(A) 4.0 × 107 N/mm2 (B) 4.0 × 107 KN/m2 Change in volume V
(C) 4.0 × 107 N/m2 (D) None Volume Strain = Original volume =
V
Sol. [C]
(C) Shear Strain : Angle through which a line originally
F 4.8103 N
Stress = = = 4.0 × 107 N/m2 normal to fixed surface is turned.
A 1.2 104 m 2
x
3. STRAIN
When a deforming force is applied to a body, it may
suffer a change is size or shape. Strain is defined as x
=
L L
the ratio of the change in size or shape to the original
size or shape of the body. Strain is a number; it has
no units or dimensions. Shear strain
The ratio of the change in length to the original length
is called longitudinal strain. The ratio of the change
in volume to the original volume is called volume
strain. The strain resulting from a change in shape
is called shearing strain.
stress D
5. WORK DONE IN STRETCHING A C E
WIRE B
In stretching a wire work is done against internal A
restoring forces. This work is stored in body as
O strain
elastic potential energy or strain energy.
If L = length of wire &
Strain is small (< 2%)
A = Cross-sectional Area.
Stress Strain Hook's law is valid.
F/A YA Slope of line OA gives Young's modulus Y of the
Y= F = x
x/L L material.
work done to increase dx length In Region AB : Stress is not proportional to strain,
but wire will still regain its original length after
YA removing of stretching force.
dW = Fdx = xdx
L In region BC : Wire yields strain increases rapidly
with small change in stress. This behavior is shown
L YA
Total work done = W = 0 L
xdx up to point C known as yield point.
In region CD : Point D correspondes to maximum
1 YA stress, which is called point of breaking or tensile
= (L)2 strength.
2 L
In region DE : The wire literally flows. The
2
W 1 L maximum stress corresponding to D after which wire
Work done per unit volume = = Y
V 2 L begin to flow.
[ V = AL] In this region strain increase even if wire is unloaded
and rupture at E.
W 1
= Y (strain)2
V 2
W 1
= x stress x strain
V 2
7. HOOKES' LAW
Hookes' law states that, within the elastic limit, the
F F
stress developed in a bodyis proportional to the strain
produced in it. Thus the ratio of stress to strain is a 0
constant. This constant is called the modulus of
elasticity. Thus
7.3 Compressibility :
1 1 V
k= =–
B V P
tan gentialstress F/A When the rod is heated, its increase in length L is
= tan gentialstrain = proportional to its original length L0 and change in
temperture T where T is in °C or K.
Only solid can have shearing as these have definite
shape. L0 L L 0 L
x dx
(b) If varies with temperature, = f(T)
Then L = L dT
0
Note
As the intermolecular distance between atoms
• Actually thermal expansion is always 3-D expansion. increases on heating the inner and outer perimeter
When other two dimensions of object are negligible
with respect to one, then observations are significant increases. Also if the atomic arrangement in radial
only in one dimension and it is known as linear direction is observed then we can say that it also
expansion. increases hence all A, B, C are true.
• Avery linear dimenstions of the object changes in the
same fashion
EXAMPLE 6
c b
Sol. Gap will also increase. The reason is same as in
above example.
a
Sol. Distance between any two point on an object Note
increases with increase in temperature. So, all
Original and final length should be at same temperature.
dimensions a,b,c and d will increase.
EXAMPLE 5 EXAMPLE 7
In the given figure, when temperature is increased Find the equillibrium length for the system after
then which of the following increases increasing temperature by T.
(A) R1 (B) R2 (C) R2 – R1
A = Area 0
A A
B B
R1
A A
R2 A B
Sol. here 'A and B' are the natural length of the rod A 2 = actual length of object at 2°C = measured
length of object at 2°C
and B after increase in temperature by T, and '0
0 = linear expansion coefficient of object
is actual length after temperature increase by T.
1
0' – 'A ,
1
So strain in A = ' 2
A
,
2
'A
0 2 3
case (ii)
When only measureal instrument is expaneded actual
length of object will not change but measured value
'0 (MV) decreases.
B' MV = 1 {1 – s ( 2 – 1 )}
2 C
0 ( B 2 A )[1 ( B A )T) 0 1 2 3 4
'0
2 A (1 B T) B (1 A T)
at 1 °C MV = 3.4, 2 °C MV = 4.1
= 1.2 × 10–4 s
T' I I
(1 )1/ 2 New time period is ,
T l
T = T + T = (2 + 1.2 × 10–4) = 2.0012 s
1 Time lost in one week
or T ' T 1
2
T (1.2 10 –4 )
t t (7 24 3600)
1 T' (2.00012)
or T = T – T = T
2
= 36.28 s
Time lost in time t (by a pendulum clock whose
actual time period is T and the changed time period
at some higher temperature T) is 9.4 SUPERFICIAL OR AREAL EXPANSION
When a solid is heated and its area increases, then
T the thermal expansion is called superficial or areal
t t
T' expansion. Consider a solid plate of side l0 and linear
Similarly, if the temperature is decreased the length expansion coefficient s. Then Ai = ab
and hence, the time period gets decreased. A pendulum final Area = l × b = ab(1 + s T)2
clock in this case runs fast and it gains the time. = ab(1 + 2 s T) = ab(1 + T)
1 Af = Ai (1 + T)
T T – T ' T
2 = 2
and time gained in time t is the same, i.e., = coefficent of Area expansion.
Isotropic Material
T
t t Material having coefficient of linear Expansion is
T'
same in all the direction.
EXAMPLE 8 An isotropic Material
A second's pendulum clock has a steel wire. The Material having coefficient of linear Expansion is
clock is calibrated at 20°C. How much time does different for different direction.
the clock lose or gain in one week when the
temperature is increased to 30°C? steel = 1.2 × 10–5
(°C)–1.
For an isotropic material For Isotroptic
v f v i [1 ( 1 2 3 )T ]
Ti
Tf
2 b 2 b(1 2 T )
1 1 Note
a
a(1 1T )
(i) : : = 1 : 2 : 3
(ii) And they are dependent of temperature.
Ai = ab
Af = ab (1 + 1T) (1 + 2 T)
9.6 Effect of temperature on density :
= ab (1 + 1 + 2T + 12 T2
If the initial density of the body is i having mass
= ab (1 + 1 + 2T) m and volume v then
= Ai (1 + 1 + 2T)
m
i =
v
9.5 VOLUME OR CUBICAL EXPANSION
If the temperature increases then volume should
When a solid is heated and its volume increases,
be changes and the final volume is given by
then the expansion is called volume expansion or
cubical expansion. vf = v (1+ T). So the final density
Temp. on S2 Scale – L.F. value of S2
= U.F. value of S – L.F. value of S
2 2
v0 g mg
EXAMPLE 9
A faulty thermometer reads 5° at freezing point and
then FB
95° at boiling point then findout original reading in
°C when it reads 50°.
9.8 Barometer
50 – 5 x–0 45 x
Sol. = = x = 50 Their is a capaillary tube which have coefficient of
95 – 5 100 90 100
linear expansion c and a liquid of volume v of
Effect of temperature of Buoyancy Force volume expansion coefficient v of volume expansion
Initially at temperature T coefficient of at temperature Ti. and given
FB = v l g
3 c . The Area of cross-section of capillary
on increase temperature at T then
tube is A.
Ah w g
h A
w
Ti
v w g V c
V VT( – 3 C )
H'
A' A(1 2 C T)
v(1 B T)
What will happen to the water level if the vessel is When the two rods having expansion cofficient 1,
heated ? 2 (2 > 1) and width d are heated then the radius
of the rod after expansion.
Sol. (i) if c then overflow occure and overflow
2
= AH(1 t) – AH (1 + c T)
T
(ii) if c dI
1
(2 > 1)
H 2
c d
1
R
H[1 y T]
So H = final height = [1 2 T] Proof : 2 (1 2 t) (R d)
c
1 (1 1t) R
Note
R d (1 2 T)
from binomial theorem
If two strips of equal length but of different metals are R (1 1T)
placed on each other and riveted, the single strip so
formed is called 'bimetallic strip' [see given fig.]. This d
strip has the characteristic property of bending on R = ( – ) T
2 1
heating due to unequal linear expansion of the two
metals. The strip will bend with metal of greater on
outer side, i.e., convex side. This strip finds its Note
application in auto-cut or thermostat in electric heating
circuits. It has also been used as thermometer by
calibrating its bending.
T1 T2
Fe
Fe
Cu Cu
B
a copper block from expanding when its temperature
is increased from 20°C to 30°C ?
(A) 6.0 × 105 Pa (B) 7.1 × 107 Pa
6
(C) 5.2 × 10 Pa (D) 40 atm
Strain
9. Which of the following are correct? 16. One end of a long metallic wire of length L is tied to
(A) The shear modulus of a liquid infinite. the ceiling. The other end is tied to a massless spring
(B) Bulk modulus of a perfectly rigid body is infinite. of spring constant k. A mass m hangs freely from the
(C) According to Hook's law, the ratio of stress and free end of the spring. The area of cross-section and
strain remains constant. the Young modulus of the wire are A and Y respec-
(D) All of these tively. If the mass is slightly pulled down and released,
it will oscillate with a time period T equal to -
10. A metal wire of length l and area of cross-section A (A) 2 n / K
is fixed between rigid supports at negligible tension.
If this is cooled, the tension in the wire will be - (B) 2 m(YA kL) / YAk
(A) Proportional to l (B) inversely proportional to l
(C) independent of l (D) independent of A (C) 2 mYA / kL
(D) 2 mL / YA
11. Two metal rods of the same length and area of cross-
section are fixed end to end between rigid supports.
The materials of the rods have Young modulii Y1 Section D - Thermal Expansion (Solid ,
and Y2, and coefficients of linear expansion 1 and Liquids & Gas) & types,
Applications (Ex Bimetallic strip
2. The junction between the rods does not shift if
etc)
the rods are cooled.
(A) Y11 = Y22 (B) Y12 = Y21 17. A steel tape gives correct measurement at 20°C. A
(C) Y112 = Y222 (D) Y121 = Y222 piece of wood is being measured with the steel tape
at 0°C. The reading is 25 cm on the tape, the real
12. Three rods of equal length are joined to form an length of the given piece of wood must be :
equilateral triangle ABC. D is the midpoint of AB. (A) 25 cm (B) < 25 cm
The coefficient of linear expansion is 1 for AB, (C) >25 cm (D) can not say
and 2 for AC and BC. If the distance DC remains
constant for small changes in temperature, 18. A rod of length 20 cm is made of metal. It expands
(A) 1 = 2 A D B by 0.075 cm when its temperature is raised from
(B) 1 = 22 0°C to 100°C. Another rod of a different metal B
(C) 1 = 42 having the same length expands by 0.045 cm for
the same change in temperature, a third rod of the
1 same length is composed of two parts one of metal
(D) 1 =
2 2 A and the other of metal B. Thus rod expand by
C 0.06 cm for the same change in temperature. The
Section C - Young's Modulus, Poission's portion made of metal A has the length.
Ratio (A) 20 cm (B) 10 cm
13. A steel wire is stretched by 1 kg. wt. If the radius of (C) 15 cm (D) 18 cm
the wire is doubled, its Young's modulus will –
(A) remain unchanged (B) become half 19. A steel scale is to be prepared such that the millimeter
(C) become double (D) become for times intervals are to be accurate within 6 × 10–5 mm.
The maximum temperature variation from the
14. If a metal wire is stretched a little beyond its elastic temperature of calibration during the reading of the
limit (or yield) point), and released, it will millimeter marks is ( = 12 × 10–6 k–1)
(A) lose its elastic property completely (A) 4.0ºC (B) 4.5ºC
(B) not contract (C) 5.0ºC (D) 5.5ºC
(C) contract, but its final length will be greater than
its initial length 20. If I is the moment of inertia of a solid body having
(D) contract only up to its length at the elastic limit -coefficient of linear expansion then the change in
I corresponding to a small change in temperature
15. A metal wire of length L, area of cross-section A T is
and Young modulus Y behaves as a spring of spring 1
(A) I T (B) I T
constant k. 2
(A) k = YA/L (B) k = 2YA/L (C) 2 I T (D) 3 I T
(C) k = YA/2L (D) k = YL/A
Exercise - 2 (Level-I) Objective Problems | JEE Main
Section A - Stress & types, Strain & types 5. Two wires A and B have the same cross section
+ Types of Modulus + Energy and are made of the same material, but the length
Problems + Graphs of wire A is twice that of B. Then, for a given load
(A) the extension of A will be twice that of B
1. On withdrawing the applied force on some objects, (B) the extension of A and B will be equal
the deformity caused gradually diminishes with time. (C) the strain in A will be half that in B
This is called – (D) the strains in A and B will be unequal
(A) elastic fatigue (B) elastic limit
(C) coefficient of elasticity(D) elastic after effect 6. Two wire A and B have equal lengths and are made of
the same material, but the diameter of A is twice that of
wire B. Then, for a given load
2. On withdrawing the external applied force on bodies
(A) The extension of B will be four times that of A
within the elastic limit, the body–
(B) the extension of A and B will be equal
(A) regains its previous state very quickly (C) the strain in B is two times that in A
(B) regains its previous state after some time (D) the strains in A and B will be equal
(C) regain its previous state after a very long time
(D) does not regain its previous state Section C - Young's Modulus, Poission's
Ratio
3. A force F is needed to break a copper wire having 7. In a wire of young's modulus Y, the longitudinal
radius R. The force needed to break a copper wire strain produced is then the strain energy per unit
of radius 2R will be : volume stored in the wire will be
(A) Y2 (B) 2Y2
F 2
(C) Y /2 (D) Y2/2
(A) (B) 2F
2
F
8. Poisson's ratio of a certain material is 0.2 . If a lon-
(C) 4F (D) gitudinal strain of 4 × 10–3 is produced in a uniform
4
rod or this material, the percentage change in its
volume will be-
Section B - Thermal Stress, Hooke's Law (A) 0.24% (B) 0.32%
(C) 0.48% (D) 0.56%
4. A uniform rod rotating in gravity free region with
certain constant angular velocity. The variation of
Section D - Thermal Expansion (Solid ,
tensile stress with distance x from axis of rotation is Liquids & Gas) & types,
best represented by which of the following graphs. Applications (Ex Bimetallic strip
etc)
Section A - Stress & types, Strain & types (A) the stress in the rods are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 : 4
+ Types of Modulus + Energy (B) the force on the rod exerted by the wall are in
Problems + Graphs
the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 : 4
1. Which of the following are correct? (C) the energy stored in the rods due to elasticity
(A) For a small deformation of a material, the ratio are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 : 4
(stress/strain) decreases. (D) the strains produced in the rods are in the ratio
(B) For a large deformation of a material, the ratio 1:2:3:4
(stress/strain) decreases.
(C) Two wies made of different materials, having 5. A rod is made of uniform material and has non-
the same diameter and length are connected end to uniform cross section. It is fixed at both the ends as
end. A force is applied. Which stretches their shown and heated at mid-section. Which of the
combined length by 2 mm. Now, the strain is same following statements are not correct?
in both the wire but stress is different.
(D) None of these is correct.
4. Four rods A, B, C, D of same length and material (A) A will break before B if rA = rB.
(B) A will break before B if rA < 2rB.
but of different radii r, r 2 , r 3 and 2r respectively
(C) Either A or B may break if rA = 2rB
are held between two rigid walls. The temperature
of all rods is increased by same amount. If the rods (D) The lengths of A and B must be known to predict
donot bend, then which wire will break.
Section C - Young's Modulus, Poission's Section D - Thermal Expansion (Solid ,
Ratio Liquids & Gas) & types,
Applications (Ex Bimetallic strip
7. The figure shows the stress–strain graphs for etc)
materials A and B. From the graph it follows that
9. When the temperature of a copper coin is raised by
80ºC, its diameter increases by 0.2%.
Q
(A) Percentage rise in the area of a face is 0.4%
P S Material A (B) Percentage rise in the thickness is 0.4%
(C) Percentage rise in the volume is 0.6%
Stress
(B) material B is more ductile (A) the length of the rod will increase
(C) material A can withstand greater stress (B) the gap will decrease
(D) material A can withstand greater stress (C) the gas will increase
(D) the diameter of the ring will increase in the same
ratio as the length of the rod
8. A metal wire of length L, area of cross-section A and
Young modulus Y is stretched by a variable force F
such that F is always slightly greater than the elastic
forces of resistance in the wire. When the elongation
of the wire is l.
YAl 2
(A) The work done by F is
2L
YAl 2
(B) The work done by F is
L
(C) The elastic potential energy stored in the wire is
YAl 2
2L
(D) No heat is produced during the elongation
Exercise - 3 | Level-I Subjective | JEE Advanced
Section A - Stress & types, Strain & types Section C - Young's Modulus, Poission's
+ Types of Modulus + Energy Ratio
Problems + Graphs
9. The ratio of diameter of two wires of same material
is n:1. The length of each wire is 4 m. On applying
1. A rod of length 2m rests on smooth horizontal floor.
the same load, the increases in length of thin wire
If the rod is heated from 0°C to 20°C. Find the
will be (n > 1), nx times find out 'x' ?
longitudinal strain developed ?
( = 5 × 10–5/°C)
10. A nylon rop 2 cm in diameter has a breaking strength
of 1.5 × 105 N. The breaking strength of a similar
2. What stress would cause a wire to increases in length by rope 1 cm in diameter is
1/10th of 1% if Young's modulus for the wire is
12 × 1010 N/m2? (Take g = 10 N/kg).
11. A steel ball initially at a pressure of 105 Pa is heated
from 20°C to 120° C keeping its volume constant.
3. When tension in a metal wire is T1, its length was l1 Find the final pressure inside the ball. Given that
and when tension is T 2, the length is l 2. Its coefficient of linear expansion of steel is 1.1 × 10–5/
unstretched length is – °C and Bulk nodulus of steel is 1.6 × 1011 Nt/m2.
yx
elasticity Y is , find x
6. Coefficient of linear expansion of brass and steel rods 2
are 1 and 2. Length of brass and steel rods are 1
and 2 respectively. If (2–1) is maintained same at
13. An iron bar (Young’s modulus = 10 11 N/m2 ,
all temperatures, then find the ratio of 1 to 2?
= 10–6/°C) 1 m long and 10–3 m2 in area is heated
from 0°C to 100°C without being allowed to bend
7. A cable that can support a load W is cut into two or expand. Find the compressive force developed
equal parts. The maximum load that can be inside the bar.
supported by either part is–
14. If two rods of length L and 2L having coefficients
8. An iron rod of length and of cross-section area A of linear expansion and 2 respectively are
is heated from 0ºC to 100ºC. If the rod neither connected so that total length becomes 3L, determine
expands nor bends, then the developed F is the average coefficient of linear expansion of the
proportional to n, find the value of n – composite rod.
Exercise - 3 | Level-II Subjective | JEE Advanced
1. Two rods one of aluminium of length l1 having 5. A glass capillary tube is of the shape of a truncated
coefficient of linear expansion a, and other steel of cone with an apex angle so that its two ends have
length l2 having coefficient of linear expansion S cross sections of different radii. when dipped in water
are joined end to end. The expansion in both the vertically, water rises in it to a height h, where the
rods is same on variation of temperature. Then the radius of its cross section is b. If the surface tension
of water is S, its density is , and its contact angle
l1
value of l l is [JEE’ (Scr) 2003] with glass is , the value of h will be (g is the
1 2
acceleration due to gravity)
s s 2s
(A) (B) – (A) cos
a s a s bg
a s 2s
(B) cos
(C) s (D) None of these bg
2s 2s
(C) cos / 2 (D) cos / 2
2. A cube of coefficient of linear expansion s is bg bg
floating in a bath containing a liquid of coefficient
6. Steel wire of length L at 40°C is suspended from the
of volume expansion l. When the temperature is
ceiling and then a mass m is hung from its free end.
raised by T, the depth upto which the cube is The wire is cooled down from 40°C to 30°C to region
submerged in the liquid remains the same. Find the its original length L. The coefficient of linear thermal
relation between s and l, showing all the steps. expansion of the steel is 10–5/°C, Young's modulus
of steel is 1011 N/m2 and readius of the wire is 1 mm.
[JEE 2004] Assume that L >> diameter of the wire. Then the
value of m in kg is nearly. [JEE 2011]
3. A metal of mass 1 kg at constant atmospheric
7. One end of a horizontal thick copper wire of length
pressure and at initial temperature 20°C is given a
2L and radius 2R is welded to an end of another
heat of 20000 J. Find the following : [JEE 2005] horizontal thin copper wire of length L and radius
(a) change in temperature, R. When the arrangement is stretched by applying
forces at two ends, the ratio of the elongation in the
(b) work done and
thin wire to that in the thick wire is [JEE 2013]
(c) change in internal energy. (A) 0.25 (B) 0.50
(Given, Specific heat = 400 J/kg/°C, coefficient of (C) 2.00 (D) 4.00
cubical expansion, = 9 × 10–5/°C, density = 9000
8. In plotting stress versus strain
kg/m3, atmospheric pressure = 105 N/m2) curves for two materials P and Q,
a student by mistake puts strain on
4. A 0.1 kg mass is suspended from a wire of negligible the y-axis and stress on the x-axis
as shown in the figure. Then the
mass The length of the wire is 1 m and its cross-
Strain
m g2 d2 m g2 a2 l
4. 3.8 × 102 N 5. a. b. 2
r2 r
l1 1 F2l
6. 0.076 cm 7. 8.
2 2 6AY
1 3 s
9. (a) V0d0g 1 (b) (i) L < 3s (ii) L > 3s (iii) L = 3s. 10. 4.90 × 10–6 m
L
11. (i) hollow sphere > solid sphere,
(ii) hollow sphere = solid sphere 12. 100