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A steel rail of length 5m and area of cross section 40 cm^2 is prevented from expanding along its length while the temperature rises by 10°C . If…

JEE Main 2017 — Physics Thermodynamics

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A steel rail of length 5m5m5m and area of cross section 40cm240 {\mathrm{cm}}^{2}40cm2 is prevented from expanding along its length while the temperature rises by 10∘C10^{\circ}C10∘C . If coefficient of linear expansion and Young's modulus of steel are 1.2×10−5K−11.2\times {10}^{-5} {K}^{-1}1.2×10−5K−1 and 2×1011Nm−22\times {10}^{11} N{m}^{-2}2×1011Nm−2 respectively, the force developed in the rail is approximately:

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Held on 9 Apr 2017 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

Options

  1. A

    2×107N2\times {10}^{7}N2×107N

  2. B

    2×109N2\times {10}^{9}N2×109N

  3. C

    3×10−5N3\times {10}^{-5}N3×10−5N

  4. D

    1×105N1\times {10}^{5}N1×105N

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