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The breaking stress of a wire of length L and radius r is `5 kg-wt//m^(2)`. The wire of length `2l` and radius `2r` of the same material will have breaking stress in `kg-wt//m^(2)`

A

2

B

4

C

5

D

10

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The correct Answer is:
C
Breaking stress is the property of material of wire. It does not depend upon length and diameter. It remains as such i.e. `5 kg-wt//m^2` .
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