Single Choice

Which of the following substances has highest value of Young's modulus.?

AAluminium
BIron
CCopper
DSteel
Correct Answer

Solution

Substance Young's modulus ($$\times {10}^{9}N$$ $${m}^{-2}$$) Aluminum $$70$$ Copper $$120$$ Iron $$190$$ Steel $$200$$ From the table, it is clear that among the given substances steel has the highest value of ng's mdulus.


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