Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Stress and strain

Stress and strain — practice question

A student has one copper wire and one steel wire that are the same length and have the same cross-sectional area. The student applies identical loads to both wires. The two wires extend by different amounts. The student works out the stress, strain and Young modulus for each wire. Which row shows with a tick (✓) the calculated quantities that are the same for both wires?

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