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Academic Session 2024-2025
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properties of solids

Total Time: 1 Hrs 00 Mins Max Marks: 25

General Instructions
This Question Paper is Divided into 5 Sections
Section A Consists of 4 Questions
Section B Consists of 3 Questions
Section C Consists of 2 Questions
Section D Consists of 1 Questions
Section E Consists of 1 Questions

Standard/Class: 11th Subject: PHYSICS

Section A

Objective(MCQ) - (1 Marks)
1. [1]
Elasticity is due to:

a. Decrease of PE with separation between atoms/ molecules.

b. Increase of PE with separation between atoms/ molecules.
c. Asymmetric nature of PE curve.
d. None of the above.

2. [1]
In solids, inter-atomic forces are:

a. Totally repulsive.
b. Totally attractive.
c. Combination of (a) and (b).
d. None of these.

Subjective - (1 Marks)

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3. [1]
What do you mean by anisotropy? Name the solid that shows anisotropy.
4. [1]
What is the order of strain within elastic limit?

Section B

Subjective - (2 Marks)
5. [2]
A sphere contracts in volume by 0.01% when taken to the bottom of sea 1km
deep. Find the bulk modulus of the material of the sphere.
6. [2]
A wire of length L and radius r is clamped rigidly at one end. When the other
end of the wire is pulled by a force f, its length increases by I. Another wire of
the same material of length 2L and radius 2r, is pulled by a force 2f. Find the
increase in length of this wire.
7. [2]
What is an elastomer? What are their special features?

Section C

Subjective - (3 Marks)
8. [3]
Anvils made of single crystals of diamond, with the shape as shown in Fig.,
are used to investigate behaviour of materials under very high pressures. Flat
faces at the narrow end of the anvil have a diameter of 0.50mm, and the
wide ends are subjected to a compressional force of 50,000N. What is the
pressure at the tip of the anvil?

9. [3]
A solid sphere of radius 10cm is subjected to a uniform pressure equal to 5 ×
108Nm-2. Calculate the change in volume. Bulk modulus of the material of
the sphere is 3.14 × 1011Nm-2.

Section D

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 Subjective - (4 Marks)
10. [4]
Read the passage given below and answer the following questions from 1 to
5.
The property of a body, by virtue of which it tends to regain its original size
and shape when the applied force is removed, is known as elasticity and the
deformation caused is known as elastic deformation. However, if you apply
force to a lump of putty or mud, they have no gross tendency to regain their
previous shape, and they get permanently deformed. Such substances are
called plastic and this property is called plasticity. Putty and mud are close
to ideal plastics. We know that in a solid, each atom or molecule is
surrounded by neighboring atoms or molecules. These are bonded together
by interatomic or intermolecular forces and stay in a stable equilibrium
position. When a solid is deformed, the atoms or molecules are displaced
from their equilibrium positions causing a change in the interatomic (or
intermolecular) distances. When the deforming force is removed, the
interatomic forces tend to drive them back to their original positions. Thus
the body regains its original shape and size. Answer the following

i. Putty and mud are example of:

a. Ideal plastic
b. Ideal elastic
c. Pseudo plastic
d. None of these

ii. The property of a body, by virtue of which it tends to regain its original
size and shape when the applied force is removed, is known as:

a. Elasticity
b. Plasticity
c. Both
d. None of these

iii. Define elasticity.

iv. Define plasticity.

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 v. Explain elastic behavior of solid.

Section E

Subjective - (5 Marks)
11. [5]
Why a hollow shaft is stronger than a solid shaft made from the same and
equal amounts of material?

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