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Define stress and strain.

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Stress: the restoring force per unit area of deformed body is known as stress.
Strain: strain produced in a body is defined as the ratio of change in size of body to the original size.
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    B
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    A
    increases
    B
    decreases
    C
    become zero
    D
    remains constant
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    B
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