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A tungsten wire, 0.5 m m in diameter, is just strechted between two fixed points at a temperture of 40 C . Determine the tension in the wire when the temperature falls to 20 C . (coefficant of linear expansion of tungsten = 4.5 × 10 - 6 / . 0 C , Young's modulus of tungsten = 3.4 × 10 10 N m - 2 )

A

0.609 N

B

3.097 N

C

5.097 N

D

7.094 N

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T = Y α Δ θ π r 2

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