An object is pulled until it reaches the elastic limit. Which statement has to describe the stress in the object when it is at the elastic limit?
- AIt is the maximum stress for which the object obeys Hooke’s law.
- BIt is the maximum stress that can be applied to the object before it has elastic deformation.
- CIt is the maximum stress that can be applied to the object before it has plastic deformation.
- DIt is the maximum stress the object can withstand before it breaks.