JEE Main 2023 — Thermal Properties of Matter Question with Solution
JEE Main 2023 (31 Jan Shift 1)
Question
A thin rod having a length of and area of cross-section is suspended vertically from one end. The rod is cooled from to . After cooling, a mass is attached at the lower end of the rod such that the length of rod again becomes . Young's modulus and coefficient of linear expansion of the rod are and , respectively. The value of is ______ . (Take )
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Show full solutionCorrect answer: 60
Correct answer
60
Step-by-step explanation

Let be the decease in length of rod due to decease in temperature
Then, , here, coefficient of linear expansion is and
Thus,
Young's modulus is stated as , here, .
So,
Thus,
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