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NEET UG PHYSICS MCQ: MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS
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A force is needed to break a copper wire having radius . The force needed to break a copper wire of radius will be
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the force needed to break a wire is proportional to the cross-sectional area, which is proportional to the square of the radius.
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