With rise in temperature, the Young's modulus of elasticity
- (A)changes erratically
- (B)decreases✓ Correct
- (C)increases
- (D)remains unchanged
Answer: (B)
Solution
Young's modulus measures a material's resistance to elastic (tensile/compressive) strain, which depends on interatomic bonding strength. As temperature rises, thermal agitation increases the average interatomic spacing and weakens the restoring force per unit strain, so the material becomes more easily deformed. Hence Young's modulus decreases with rise in temperature.
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