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Consider the situation shown in figure. The force F is equal to mg. If area of cross-section of the string is A and its Young's modulus is Y, the strain developed in the wire is (the string is light and there is no friction anywhere)

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C
Solution:

The accelerating mass gives string tension mg/2.

Hence strain is mg/(2AY).

Stream:JEESubject:PhysicsTopic:Mechanical Properties of SolidsSubtopic:Elasticity
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