Question
What is the length of a wire whose density is 8 g/cm3, which suspended vertically, would break due to its own weight? [Breaking stress of wire is 2.4 x 108 N/m2]
Joshi sir comment
use stress = force/area
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Breaking stress = F/A = mg/A = Vρg/A = ALρg/A = Lρg
now solve
Best Solution 11 year ago
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