Shear Modulus
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- Subject
- physics
- Chapter
- properties of solids and liquids
- Topic
- shear modulus
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Year
- 2025
Solution
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Shear stress to shear strain
Shear Modulus (also known as Modulus of Rigidity, G or η) characterizes a material's resistance to a shape change while keeping the volume constant. It is the ratio of tangential (shear) stress to shear strain: G=Shear StrainShear Stress=θFtan/A where θ is the angle of shear (displacement divided by height). Liquids and gases cannot support shear stress, so their shear modulus is effectively zero.
This medium difficulty physics question is from the chapter properties of solids and liquids, covering the topic of shear modulus. It appeared in the 2025 exam.
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