Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Stress and strain

Stress and strain — practice question

A steel wire and a brass wire are connected in series and suspended vertically, with the steel wire fixed to a point on the ceiling. The steel wire is twice the length of the brass wire and has a diameter that is half as large. A large mass is suspended from the lower end of the brass wire so that both wires undergo elastic extension. The Young modulus of steel is $2.0 \times 10^{11}\,\text{Pa}$ and the Young modulus of brass is $1.0 \times 10^{11}\,\text{Pa}$. What is the ratio of the extension of the steel to the extension of the brass?

  • A2
  • B4
  • C8
  • D16

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