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A wire can support a load Mg without breaking. It is cut into two equal parts. The maximum load that each part an support is

A

Mg/4

B

Mg/2

C

Mg

D

2 Mg

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C
Breaking load depends upon radius of the wire but it is independent of length. There force load = mg.
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