Q. A substance breaks down by a stress of . If the density of the material of the wire is , then the length of the wire of the substance which will break under its own weight when suspended vertically, is:

 5810  197 Delhi UMET/DPMTDelhi UMET/DPMT 2004Mechanical Properties of Solids Report Error

Solution:

If an external force is applied to the cross-sectional area of the body, then
Stress
where mass in = volume density
Stress

Given breaking stress