7.4

Elasticity & Young's Modulus

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You hang a 10 kg weight from a 1-meter steel wire (cross-section 1 mm²). The wire stretches by 0.5 mm. Now you replace the wire with one that has DOUBLE the cross-sectional area (2 mm²) but the same length and material.

How much does the thicker wire stretch?