What is the Young's modulus of elasticity for a perfectly rigid body?
Correct answer: A. Infinity
- A. Infinity
- B. Zero
- C. 1
- D. -1
Explanation
Young's modulus measures the stiffness or rigidity of a material, but it doesn't apply to perfectly rigid bodies, and its value does not extend to infinity. Since strain is zero therefore Y is infinite.
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