JEE MAIN - Physics (2016 - 9th April Morning Slot - No. 5)

A simple pendulum made of a bob of mass m and a metallic wire of negligible mass has time period 2 s at T=0oC. If the temperature of the wire is increased and the corresponding change in its time period is plotted against its temperature, the resulting graph is a line of slope S. If the coefficient of linear expansion of metal is $$\alpha $$ then the value of S is :
$$\alpha $$
$${\alpha \over 2}$$
2$$\alpha $$
$${1 \over \alpha }$$

Explanation

Change of length of wire with temperature,

$$\Delta $$$$\ell $$   =   $$\alpha \ell \Delta \theta $$

Time period of pendulum at temperature $$\theta $$,

T$$\theta $$ = 2$$\pi $$$$\sqrt {{{\ell + \Delta \ell } \over g}} $$

= 2$$\pi $$$$\sqrt {{{\ell \left( {1 + \alpha \Delta \theta } \right)} \over g}} $$

= $$2\pi \sqrt {{\ell \over g}} {\left( {1 + \alpha \Delta \theta } \right)^{{1 \over 2}}}$$

= $$2\pi \sqrt {{\ell \over g}} {\left( {1 + {{\Delta \ell } \over \ell }} \right)^{{1 \over 2}}}$$

$$ \simeq $$  T0 $$\left( {1 + {{\Delta \ell } \over {2\ell }}} \right)$$

Here T0 = time period at temperature 0oC.

$$ \therefore $$   Change in time period,

$$\Delta $$T = T$$\theta $$ $$-$$ T0

= $${{{T_0}\Delta \ell } \over {2\ell }}$$

= $${{{T_0}\left( {\alpha \ell \Delta \theta } \right)} \over {2\ell }}$$

$$ \therefore $$   $${{\Delta T} \over {\Delta \theta }}$$ = $${{{T_0}\alpha } \over 2}$$

Given that T0 = 2,

$$ \therefore $$   $${{\Delta T} \over {\Delta \theta }}$$ = $${{2\alpha } \over 2}$$ = $$\alpha $$

$${{\Delta T} \over {\Delta \theta }}$$ is the shape of $$\Delta $$T and $${\Delta \theta }$$

curve = S (given)

$$ \therefore $$   S = $$\alpha $$

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