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Question
The breaking stress of a wire depends on
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material of the wire
length of the wire
radius of the wire
shape of he cross section.
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Solution
Breaking stress depends upon the intermolecular/ inter-atomic forces of attraction within materials. In other words, it depends upon the material of the wire.
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