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Standard IX
Physics
Law of Conservation of Energy
Why do teleph...
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Why do telephone wires sag in summer?
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Due to increased temperature in summers, the telephone lines expand due to the property of thermal expansion due to heat. Thus, the increased length of telephone wires causes the sagging between the poles.
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