An elastic wire is cut into two equals halves. Determine whether there will be any change in the maximum load that each half can carry.

Explanation

Young modulus, `Y=(stress)/(strai n)` For maximum load the stress is the breaking stress. For wires of the same material , both Y and the breaking stress have fixed characteristic values.
So, when a wire carries the maximum load, the strain acquires a particular value. This value is independent of the initial length of the wire. Therefore, two wires of the same material of lengths `L_1` and `L_2`, can carry the same maximum load.