A large 75-kg lighting fixture can be hung from wires of identical size and shape made of aluminum, brass, or copper. The values of Young's modulus for these metals are 70 × 109 N/m2(aluminum), 100 × 109 N/m2 (brass), and 128 × 109 N/m2 (copper). Which wire would stretch the least distance? a. aluminum b. brass c. copper d. they will stretch at the same time

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A large 75-kg lighting fixture can be hung from wires of identical size and shape made of aluminum, brass, or copper. The values of Young's modulus for these metals are 70 × 109 N/m2(aluminum), 100 × 109 N/m2 (brass), and 128 × 109 N/m2 (copper). Which wire would stretch the least distance?

a. aluminum

b. brass

c. copper

d. they will stretch at the same time

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