Physics Elasticity Question 28

Question: To break a wire, a force of $ 10^{6},N/m^{2} $ is required. If the density of the material is $ 3\times 10^{3},kg/m^{3} $ , then the length of the wire which will break by its own weight will be

[Roorkee 1979; DPMT 2004]

Options:

A) 34 m

B) 30 m

C) 300 m

3 m

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

$ L=\frac{P}{dg}=\frac{6}{3\times 10^{3}\times 10}=\frac{6}{3\times 10^{4}}=2\times 10^{-4}m $



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