One end of a steel wire is fixed to the ceiling of an elevator moving up with an acceleration $2 \ m/s^2$ and a load of $10 \ kg$ hangs from the other end. If the cross-section of the wire is $2 \ cm^2$, then the longitudinal strain in the wire will be ($g = 10 \ m/s^2$ and $Y = 2.0 \times 10^{11} \ N/m^2$).

When a shearing force is applied to a body,elastic potential energy is stored in it. Upon removing the force,this energy:

$A$ string of cross-sectional area $4 \times 10^{-6} \, m^{2}$ and length $0.5 \, m$ is connected to a rigid body of mass $2 \, kg$. The body is rotated in a vertical circular path of radius $0.5 \, m$. The body acquires a speed of $5 \, m/s$ at the bottom of the circular path. The strain produced in the string when the body is at the bottom of the circle is $\dots \times 10^{-5}$. (Use Young's modulus $Y = 10^{11} \, N/m^{2}$ and $g = 10 \, m/s^{2}$)

What is the tangential stress on the cross-section $PQRS$?

$A$ wire of length $5 \,m$ is twisted through $30^{\circ}$ at its free end. If the radius of the wire is $1 \,mm$,the shearing strain in the wire is: (in $^{\circ}$)

$Assertion :$ Solids are least compressible and gases are most compressible.
$Reason :$ Solids have a definite shape and volume,but gases do not have either a definite shape or a definite volume.