JEE Main Physics question
A substance breaks down by a stress of . If the density of the material of the wire is , then the length of the wire made of that substance which will break under its own weight when suspended vertically is nearly
Answer: (B)
Solution
At the point of breaking, the self-weight stress at the top equals the breaking stress: $ρ
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