A substance breaks down by a stress of $10^{6}\ Nm^{- 2}$. If the density of the material of the wire is $3\ imes 10^{3}\ kgm^{- 3}$, then the length of the wire of the substance which will break under its own weight when suspended vertically is

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A substance breaks down by a stress of $10^{6}\ Nm^{- 2}$. If the density of the material of the wire is $3\ 	imes 10^{3}\ kgm^{- 3}$, then the length of the wire of the substance which will break under its own weight when suspended vertically is

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(c) $L = \frac{p}{eg} = \ \frac{10^{6}}{3 	imes 10^{3} 	imes 10} = \frac{100}{3} = 33.3\ m$

Q. A substance breaks down by a stress of $10^{6}\ Nm^{- 2}$. If the density of the material of the wire is $3\ \times 10^{3}\ kgm^{- 3}$, then the length of the wire of the substance which will break under its own weight when suspended vertically is

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