COMEDK2024Evening ShiftPhysicsMechanical Properties of SolidsActual
The temperature of a wire is doubled. The Young's modulus of elasticity
Options
- AWill become four times
- BWill remain the same
- CWill decrease
- DWill also double
Correct answer
C. Will decrease
Step-by-step solution
Young's modulus of elasticity Y is a material property that depends primarily on the nature of the material and the temperature. When the temperature of a solid increases, the interatomic distances increase due to thermal expansion, which weakens the interatomic forces. As the temperature increases, the atomic vibrations increase, leading to a decrease in the stiffness of the material. Consequently, the Young's modulus of elasticity decreases with an increase in temperature. Therefore, when the temperature of a wir