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The Young's modulus of a wire is determined by the apparatus known as

A

Kater's pendulum apparatus

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Poiseuille's apparatus

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Maxwell's needle

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Searle's apparatus

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Solution

The correct option is B Searle's apparatus

It is the Searle's apparatus which is used to determine the Young's modulus of a wire.

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