Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
In a test, a wire long and across stretches when a mass hangs from it. Find its Young's modulus. (.)
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. and .
Step 2. .
Answer: About , close to copper.
Watch out. The stretch must be in metres: .
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