p) Whilst stretching a length of thin copper wire it is noticed that (1) at first a fairly strong pull is needed to stretch it by a small amount and that it stretches uniformly, (ii) beyond a certain point the wire extends by a very much larger amount for no further increase in the pull, (ii) finally the wire breaks.

p) Whilst stretching a length of thin copper wire it is noticed that (1) at first a fairly strong pull is needed to stretch it by a small amount and that it stretches uniformly, (ii) beyond a certain point the wire extends by a very much larger amount for no further increase in the pull, (ii) finally the wire breaks.

University Physics Volume 1

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Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Publisher:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Chapter12: Static Equilibrium And Elasticity

Section: Chapter Questions

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