A rope \(1\) cm in diameter breaks if the tension in it exceeds \(500\) N. The maximum tension that may be given to a similar rope of diameter \(2\) cm is:
1. \(500\) N
2. \(250\) N
3. \(1000\) N
4. \(2000\) N

The breaking stress of a wire depends on:

Two wires \(A\) and \(B\) are made of the same material. The wire \(A\) has a length \(L\) and diameter \(r\) while the wire \(B\) has a length \(2L\) and diameter \(r/2.\) If the two wires are stretched by the same force, the elongation in \(A\) divided by the elongation in \(B\) is:

A wire elongates by \(1.0\) mm when a load \(W\) is hang from it. If this wire goes over a pulley and two weights \(W\) each are hung at the two ends, the elongation of the wire will be:
1. \(0.5\) m
2. \(1.0\) mm
3. \(2.0\) mm
4. \(4.0\) mm

A heavy uniform rod is hanging vertically from a fixed support. It is stretched by its own weight. The diameter of the rod is:

When a metal wire is stretched by a load, the fractional change in its volume \(\frac{\Delta V}{V}\) is proportional to:

1. \(\frac{\Delta l}{l}\)

2. \(\left(\frac{\Delta l}{l}\right)^{2}\)

3. \(\sqrt{\Delta l/ l}\)

4. none of these

The length of a metal wire is \(l_1\) when the tension in it is \(T_1\) and is \(l_2\) when the tension is \(T_2.\) The natural length of the wire is:
1. \(\frac{l_{1}+l_{2}}{2}\)

2. \(\sqrt{l_{1} l_{2}}\)

3. \(\frac{l_{1} T_{2}-l_{2} T_{1}}{T_{2}-T_{1}}\)

4. \(\frac{l_{1} T_{2}+l_{2} T_{1}}{T_{2}+T_{1}}\)

A heavy mass is attached to a thin wire and is whirled in a vertical circle. The wire is most likely to break:

When a metal wire elongates by hanging a load on it, the gravitational potential energy is decreased.