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The breaking stress for a wire of unit cross section is called is

A

yield point

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B

tensile strength

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C

elastic fatigue

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D

young's modulus

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Solution

The correct option is D tensile strength
Breaking stress is the maximum load it can take before failure, and is known as tensile strength for a wire of unit cross section.

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