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JEE Main 2012 — Physics Thermodynamics

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A wooden wheel of radius R\mathrm{R}R is made of two semicircular parts (see figure); The two parts are held together by a ring made of a metal strip of cross sectional area S and length LLL. LLL is slightly less than 2πR2 \pi R2πR. To fit the ring on the wheel, it is heated so that its temperature rises by ΔT\Delta \mathrm{T}ΔT and it just steps over the wheel. As it cools down to surrounding temperature, it presses the semicircular parts together. If the coefficient of linear expansion of the metal is α\alphaα, and its Youngs' modulus is YYY, the force that one part of the wheel applies on the other part is : JEE Main 2012 Physics, Thermal Properties of Matter — question figure

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Held on 30 Apr 2012 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    2πSYαΔT\mathrm{2 \pi S Y \alpha \Delta T}2πSYαΔT

  2. B

    SYαΔT\mathrm{S Y \alpha \Delta T}SYαΔT

  3. C

    πSYαΔT\mathrm{\pi S Y \alpha \Delta T}πSYαΔT

  4. D

    2SYαΔT\mathrm{2 S Y \alpha \Delta T}2SYαΔT

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