Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
Two wires, each across, carry each. One is steel, long; the other is copper, long. Find the stretch of each. Which stretches more? (: steel , copper .)
Young's modulus: . A wire stretches and acts as a spring with . A wire breaks when its stress reaches the breaking stress, whatever its length.
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. Area. .
Step 2. Steel. .
Step 3. Copper. .
Answer: Steel , copper : the steel stretches a little more.
Check. Steel is stiffer, but its wire is twice as long, which more than makes up for it.
Watch out. Compare the whole , not alone.
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