In an experiment, brass and steel wires of length 1 m each with areas of cross section 1mm² are used. The wires are connected in series and one end of the combined wire is connected to a rigid support and other end is subjected to elongation. The stress required to produce a net elongation of 0.2 mm is, [Given, the Young's Modulus for steel and brass are, respectively, 120 × 10⁹ N/m² and 60 × 10⁹ N/m²]

A cubical block of side 0.5 m floats on water with 30% of its volume under water. What is the maximum weight that can be put on the block without fully submerging it under water? [Take, density of water = 10³ kg/m³]

The elastic limit of brass is 379 MPa. What should be the minimum diameter of a brass rod if it is to support a 400 N load without exceeding its elastic limit?

The ratio of surface tensions of mercury and water is given to be 7.5 while the ratio of thier densities is 13.6. Their contact angles, with glass, are close to 135° and 0°, respectively. It is observed that mercury gets depressed by an amount h in a capillary tube of radius r₁, while water rises by the same amount h in a capillary tube of radius r₂. The ratio, (r₁/r₂), is then close to :