8.Mechanical Properties of Solids
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Read the following two statements below carefully and state, with reasons, if it is true or false.

$(a)$ The Young’s modulus of rubber is greater than that of steel;

$(b)$ The stretching of a coil is determined by its shear modulus.

Option A
Option B
Option C
Option D

Solution

(a) False

(b) True

For a given stress, the strain in rubber is more than it is in steel.

Young's modulus, $Y=\frac{\text { Stress }}{\text { Strain }}$

For a constant stress: $Y \propto \frac{1}{\text { strain }}$

Hence, Young's modulus for rubber is less than it is for steel.

Shear modulus is the ratio of the applied stress to the change in the shape of a body. The stretching of a coil changes its shape. Hence, shear modulus of elasticity is involved in this process.

Standard 11
Physics

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