8.Mechanical Properties of Solids
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A steel wire can sustain $100\,kg$ weight without breaking. If the wire is cut into two equal parts, each part can sustain a weight of ......... $kg$

A

$50$

B

$400$

C

$100$

D

$200$

(AIEEE-2012)

Solution

Breaking force $\alpha $ area of cross section of wire Load hold by wire is independent of length of the wire.

Standard 11
Physics

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