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1

Which of the following substances has the highest elasticity?

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2

A wire is stretched under a force. If the wire suddenly snaps the temperature of the wire

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3

A beaker of radius 15 cm is filled with a liquid of surface tension 0.075 N/m. Force across an imaginary diameter on the surface of the liquid is

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4

A piece of wood is floating in water. When the temperature of water rises, the apparent weight of the wood will

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5

One end of a stecl wire is fixed to the ceiling of an elevator moving up with an acceleration $2 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$ and a load of 10 kg hangs from the other end. If the cross section of the wire is $2 \mathrm{~cm}^2$, then the longitudinal strain in the wire will be ( $\mathrm{g}=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2$ and $\mathrm{Y}=2.0 \times 10^{11} \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{m}^2$ )

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6

Three different liquids are filled in a U-tube as shown in figure. Their densities are $\rho_1, \rho_2$ and $\rho_3$ respectively. From the figure we may conclude that

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7

A piece of granite floats at the interface of mercury and water contained in a beaker as in figure. If the densities of granite, water and mercury are $\rho, \rho_1$ and $\rho_2$ respectively, the ratio of the volume of granite in water to the volume of granite in mercury is

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8

The apparent coefficient of expansion of a liquid, when heated in a copper vessel is $C$ and when heated in silver vessel is $S$. If $A$ is linear coefficient of expansion of copper, then linear coefficient of expansion of silver is

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9

The elastic potential energy of a strained body is

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10

A body floats with $$\frac{1}{n}$$ of its volume keeping outside of water. If the body has been taken to height $$\mathrm{h}$$ inside water and released, it will come to the surface after time t. Then

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11

Water is filled in a cylindrical vessel of height $$\mathrm{H}$$. A hole is made at height $$\mathrm{z}$$ from the bottom, as shown in the figure. The value of z for which the range (R) of the emerging water through the hole will be maximum for

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12

A metal plate of area $$10^{-2} \mathrm{~m}^2$$ rests on a layer of castor oil, $$2 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~m}$$ thick, whose coefficient of viscosity is $$1.55 \mathrm{~Ns} \mathrm{~m}^{-2}$$. The approximate horizontal force required to move the plate with a uniform speed of $$3 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$$ is

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WB JEE 2023 Physics - Properties of Matter Question 6 English

As shown in the figure, a liquid is at same levels in two arms of a U-tube of uniform cross-section when at rest. If the U-tube moves with an acceleration 'f' towards right, the difference between liquid heights between two arms of the U-tube will be, (acceleration due to gravity = g)

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WB JEE 2023 Physics - Properties of Matter Question 5 English

As shown in the figure, a pump is designed as horizontal cylinder with a piston having area A and an outlet orifice having an area 'a'. The piston moves with a constant velocity under the action of force F. If the density of the liquid is $$\rho$$, then the speed of the liquid emerging from the orifice is, (assume $$\mathrm{A} > >$$ a)

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15

27 drops of mercury coalesce to form a bigger drop. What is the relative increase in surface energy?

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16
A body of density 1.2 $$\times$$ 103 kg/m3 is dropped from rest from a height 1 m into a liquid to density 2.4 $$\times$$ 103 kg/m3. Neglecting all dissipative effects, the maximum depth to which the body sinks before returning to float on the surface is
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17
Two solid spheres S1 and S2 of same uniform density fall from rest under gravity in a viscous medium and after sometime, reach terminal velocities v1 and v2, respectively. If ratio of masses $${{{m_1}} \over {{m_2}}} = 8$$, then $${{{v_1}} \over {{v_2}}}$$ will be equal to
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18
Under isothermal conditions, two soap bubbles of radii a and b coalesce to form a single bubble of radius c. If the external pressure is p, then surface tension of the bubbles is
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19
A steel and a brass wire, each of length 50 cm and cross-sectional area 0.005 cm2 hang from a ceiling and are 15 cm apart. Lower ends of the wires are attached to a light horizontal bar. A suitable downward load is applied to the bar, so that each of the wires extends in length by 0.1 cm. At what distance from the steel wire, the load must be applied?

[Young's modulus of steel = 2 $$ \times $$ 1012 dyne/cm2 and that of brass = 1 $$ \times $$ 1012 dyne/cm2]
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20
Which of the following diagrams correctly shows the relation between the terminal velocity vT of a spherical body falling in a liquid and viscosity $$\eta $$ of the liquid?
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21
A compressive force is applied to a uniform rod of rectangular cross-section so that its length decreases by 1%. If the Poisson's ratio for the material of the rod be 0.2, which of the following statements is correct?

"The volume approximately ................."
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22
A small spherical body of radius r and density $$\rho $$ moves with the terminal velocity v in a fluid of coefficient of viscosity $$\eta $$ and density $$\sigma$$. What will be the net force on the body?
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23
The stress along the length of a rod (with rectangular cross-section) is 1% of the Young's modulus of its material. What is the approximate percentage of change of its volume? (Poisson's ratio of the material of the rod is 0.3).
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What will be the approximate terminal velocity of a rain drop of diameter $${1.8 \times {{10}^{ - 3}}}$$ m, when density of rain water $$ \approx $$ $${1.8 \times {{10}^{ - 5}}}$$ N-sm$$-$$2 (Neglect buoyancy of air)
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25
A uniform capillary tube of length l and inner radius r with its upper end sealed is submerged vertically into water. The outside pressure is p0 and surface tension of water is $$\gamma$$. When a length x of the capillary is submerged into water, it is found that water levels inside and outside the capillary coincide. The value of x is
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26
A liquid of bulk modulus k is compressed by applying an external pressure such that its density increases by 0.01%. The pressure applied on the liquid is
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27
A solid rectangular sheet has two different coefficients of linear expansion $$\alpha$$1 and $$\alpha$$2 along its length and breadth respectively. The coefficient of surface expansion is (for $$\alpha$$1 t << 1, $$\alpha$$2t < <1)
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28
A gas bubble of 2 cm diameter rises through a liquid of density 1.75 g cm$$-$$3 with a fixed speed of 0.35 cms$$-$$1. Neglect the density of the gas. The coefficient of viscosity of the liquid is
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29
1000 droplets of water having 2 mm diameter each coalesce to form a single drop. Given the surface tension of water is 0.072 Nm$$-$$1. The energy loss in the process is
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