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The maximum load a wire can withstand without breaking when its length is reduced to half of its original length, will a) be doubled b) be half c) be four times d) remain same
The maximum load a wire can withstand without breaking when its length is reduced to half of its original length, will a) be doubled b) be half c) be four times d) remain same
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The maximum load a wire can withstand without breaking when its length is reduced to half of its original length, will a) be doubled b) be half c) be four times d) remain same

Answer :

The correct answer is d) remains same

Breaking force = Breaking stress ×Area of the cross-section.
The area of cross-section of the wire does not change when the wire is sliced in half. As a result, the maximum load (i.e. breaking force) that the wire can support remains unchanged.

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