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QJEEAdv07Ph44b0: JEE Advanced 2007 Physics - Class 11 JEEAdv07Ph44b0 Solution: A student performs an experiment to determine the Young's…

A student performs an experiment to determine the Young's modulus of a wire, exactly 2 m long, by Searle's method. In a particular reading, the student measures the extension in the length of the wire to be 0.8 mm with an uncertainty of ±0.05  mm\pm0.05\;\mathrm{mm} at a load of exactly 1.0 kg. The student also measures the diameter of the wire to be 0.4 mm with an uncertainty of ±0.01  mm\pm0.01\;\mathrm{mm} . Take g = 9.8 m/s2 (exact). The Young's modulus obtained from the reading is

Multiple Choice Options

  • A (2.0  ±  0.3)×1011  N/m2\left(2.0\;\pm\;0.3\right)\times10^{11}\;\mathrm N/\mathrm m^2
  • B (2.0  ±  0.2)×1011  N/m2\left(2.0\;\pm\;0.2\right)\times10^{11}\;\mathrm N/\mathrm m^2
  • C (2.0  ±  0.1)×1011  N/m2\left(2.0\;\pm\;0.1\right)\times10^{11}\;\mathrm N/\mathrm m^2
  • D (2.0  ±  0.05)×1011  N/m2\left(2.0\;\pm\;0.05\right)\times10^{11}\;\mathrm N/\mathrm m^2

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

Young's modulus (Y)= Stress  Strain =4mglπd2Δl(Y)=\frac{\text { Stress }}{\text { Strain }}=\frac{4 m g l}{\pi d^{2} \Delta l}

Y=4mglπd2l=4×1×9.8×23.14×(0.4)2×(0.8)×10−6×10−3=2×1011 N/m2\begin{gathered}\mathrm{Y}=\frac{4 m g l}{\pi d^{2} l} \\\\=\frac{4 \times 1 \times 9.8 \times 2}{3.14 \times(0.4)^{2} \times(0.8) \times 10^{-6} \times 10^{-3}} \\\\=2 \times 10^{11} \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{m}^{2}\end{gathered}

Where, \quad Mass (m)=1 kg(m)=1 \mathrm{~kg}

gamp;=9.8 m/s2 Length of wire amp;=2 mπamp;=3.14 Diameter (d)amp;=0.4 mm×10−3 m\begin{aligned}g & =9.8 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2} \\\\\text { Length of wire } & =2 \mathrm{~m} \\\\\pi & =3.14 \\\\\text { Diameter }(d) & =0.4 \mathrm{~mm} \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~m}\end{aligned}

Extension in the length of wire

(Δl)amp;=0.8 mmamp;=0.8×10−3 mΔyyamp;=2Δdd+Δllamp;=2×(0.01)0.4+(0.05)0.8amp;=0.1125\begin{aligned}(\Delta l) & =0.8 \mathrm{~mm} \\\\& =0.8 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~m} \\\\\frac{\Delta y}{y} & =\frac{2 \Delta d}{d}+\frac{\Delta l}{l} \\\\& =\frac{2 \times(0.01)}{0.4}+\frac{(0.05)}{0.8} \\\\& =0.1125\end{aligned}

⇒ΔYamp;=(Y)×0.1125amp;=2×1011×0.1125amp;=0.225×1011amp;≃0.2×1011 (b) (2±0.2×1011 N/amp;m2)\begin{aligned}\Rightarrow \Delta \mathrm{Y} & =(\mathrm{Y}) \times 0.1125 \\\\& =2 \times 10^{11} \times 0.1125 \\\\& =0.225 \times 10^{11} \\\\& \simeq 0.2 \times 10^{11} \\\\\text { (b) }\left(2 \pm 0.2 \times 10^{11} \mathrm{~N/}\right. & \left.\mathrm{m}^{2}\right)\end{aligned}

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