THE INDIAN SCHOOL BAHRAN DEPARTMENTOF PHYSICs

ASSIGNMENT- PROPERTIES OF MATTER

1 Explain, (a) deforming force, (b) elastic body, (c) plastic body (d) elasticity.
2 The length of ametal is I, when the tension in it is T,and lz, when the tension is T, Findthe
original length of the wire.
3 Awire stretches a certain amount under a load.If the load and diameter are both increased to
three times, find the stretch caused in the wire. (Ans: reduced by three times).
4. What is more elastic:water or air, Why?
What is the value of Young's modulus for a perfectly rigid body ?
6. How does the young's modulus change with the rise in temperature?
7 The length of a wire is cut to half. What will be the effect on the increase in it's length, under a
given load?
AJoad of 2kg produces an extension of Imm in a wire of 3m in length and Imm in diamneter.
Calculate the young's modulus of elasticity of the wire. ((7.48x10')
9 What force is required to stretched a wire of steel 1 sq.cm in cross section to double it's length
? Ysstel =2x 10''Nm²: (4 x10'N)
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10. A stress of lkg /sq mm. is applied to a wire of which Young's modulus is 10'Nm. Find the
increase in it's length. (.0098%)
11. Arectangular film ofliquid is extended from Scm x 3cm. If the work done is
3x 10*J.Find the surface tension of the liquid. (0.1 N/m)
raised. The pull required
12 A wire ring of 30.0mm radius resting flat on the surface of the liquid is tension of the liquid.
is 3.03 gf more, before the film breaks than it is after. Calculate the surface
(78.76 dyne/cm)
(surface tension 0.072N/m) of radius
13. Calculate the energy evolved when 8droplets of water
0.5mm each combined into one. (9.05 x 10' J)
tension 0.06 N/m)from 2 cm radius to 5
14. Find the work done in blowing a soap bubble of surface
cm radius. (0.003168 J)
use?
15. Why do a spring balance show wrong measure after long
What is the advantage of any hydraulic system? tube?
capillary
16. (a) Why does mercury drops its level in a
(b) If youdouble the radius of the capillary tubewhat will be the drop in height raise in the

tube?
in hurricane?
17 Why do asbestos roof of buildings get lifted angle of contact of a liquid?
(a) What willbe the effect of temperature on the
cling together. Why?
(b) When a shaving brush is taken out of water its hair is kept low. Why?
(c) Surface tension of all lubricating oils and paints
close to each other, they experience a
(d)If tworow boats happen to sail parallel, and reason for it ?
force which pulls them towards each other. Give
be the ratio of their terminal velocities
18. The diameter of ball A, is twice of that ofB. What will
in water?
and depicts :
19. (a) Plot Load Vs Extension curve for a metal on the graph
permanent set
(i) Yield point, (ii) Breaking point,(ii)Elastic limit(iv)
20Write the forces experienced by a sphere going down a vertical column of liquid .Giving reason
velocity.
for the terminal velocity, derive an expression for terminal
Theorem?
21. What are the limitations of Bernaulli's
22 what are the factors affecting viscous force in a liquid flowing in a tube? Derive a relation for
streamlined flow.
the velocity up to which the liquid can have
 23.Calculate the percentage increase in the length of a wire of diameter 2.5 mm stretched by a
force of 100 kgwt.Young's modulus of elasticity of the material of the wire is 12.5 x 10'dyne
/sq.cm.(0.1557%)
24.A çube of aluminum each of side 4cm is subjected toa tangential force. The top face of the cube
is sheared through 0.012 cm with respect to the bottom face.
Find () shearing strain (ii) shearing stress and the shearing force.
Given:-n =2.08 x 10''dyne /cm'.( 6.24 x 10'dyne/cm', 9.984 >x 10° dyne)
25 Aplate of metal 1Osq.cm rests on a layer of castor oil 2mm thick whóse coeficient of viscosity
is 15.5 poise. Calculate the horizontal force required to move the plate with a speed of 3cm/sec.
(2350 dyne.)
26. Water flows through a horizontal pipe of varying cross sectional area at the rate of 20 liters per
minute. Determine the velocity of water at a point where diameter is 4 cm. (0.2639 m/sec)
27.The cylindrical tube of a spray pump has a cross section of 8.0cm one of which has 40 fine
holes each of diameter 1.0mm. If the liquid flow inside the tube is
1.5 mper minute, what is the speed of ejection of the liquid through the holes? (0.637 m/sec)
28.(i) Prove that the work done in stretching a wire =½xtension x extension.
(ii) Prove that the work done per unit volume in stretching a wire for every type of strain =a x
stress X strain.
29. State and prove Bernoulli's theorem.
30 What should be the average velocity of water in a tube of diameter 2.0 cm so that the flow is
laminar? The viscosity of water is 0.001 N/m's.(0.1m/s)
31.Atwhat speed will the velocity of astream of water be equal to 20cm of mercury column.
Taking g=1Om/s'. (7.3756m/s)
32 Water flows through a horizontal pipe of which the cross sectional area is not constant. The
pressure is lcm pf mercury where the velocity is 0,3Sm/sec.Find the pressure at a point where the
velocity is 0.656m/sec.(0.00887mm of Hg.)
33 Find the velocity of efflux of water from an orifice near the bottom of atank in which the
pressure is 4.9x10»N/m' above the atmospheric pressure.(9.893 m/sec)
.34 Explain why small drops of mercury are spherical and large drops become flat/
35 A razor blade can be made to float on water. What force act on this blade?
36 A shot is obtained by pouring molten lead through narrow hols into water from certain height.
The falling lead solidifies and takes the form of small spheres. Explain the phenomenon.
37.Water isdepressed in a glass tube whose inner surface is coated with paraffin wax. Why?
38. When bits of camphor are droppedon water,they move helter-skelter. Why?
39.Why does oil spread over the surface of water?
40.Put a piece of chalk into water.The chalk will emit bubbles in all directions. Explain the
phenomenon.
41 Why the tip of nib of a pen is split?
42.Why does an iron needle float on clean water but sink when some detergent is added to this
water?
43 .It is better to wash the clothes in hot soap solution. Why?
Aliquid drop of diameter 4mm break into 1000 droplets of equal size.Calculate the resultant
change in the surface energy.
Surface tension of the liquid is 0.07 N/m.(3168 X10°))
44 Explain hydrostatic paradox. Illustrate with an example.
45.(a) Why should a field be ploughed before sowing?
(b) Explain why the oil rises in a wick of a lamp?
(c) The antiseptics used for cuts and wounds in human flesh have low surface tension. Explain.
46.Calculate the force required to take away a flat plate of radius 5cm.from the surface of water
.Given surface tension of water =72x10*N/m. (0.022628 N)