Q. A material has Poisson’s ratio 0.50. If a uniform rod of it suffers a longitudinal strain of $2 \times 10^{- 3}$, then the percentage change in volume is
A) 0.6
B) 0.4
C) 0.2
D) Zero
Explanation
(d) Poisson’s ratio is 0.5 so there is no change in the volume.
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