If $\rho$ is the density of the material of a wire and $\sigma$ is the breaking stress, what is the greatest length of the wire that can hang freely without breaking?

When a load $W$ is hung from a wire of length $2L$,it just breaks. Now this wire is completely melted and a new wire of length $L$ is formed. If the load $W$ is hung from this new wire,what happens?

Two wires of diameter $0.25 \; cm,$ one made of steel and the other made of brass,are loaded as shown in the figure. The unloaded length of the steel wire is $1.5 \; m$ and that of the brass wire is $1.0 \; m.$ Compute the elongations of the steel and the brass wires. (Given: Young's modulus of steel $Y_s = 2.0 \times 10^{11} \; Pa,$ Young's modulus of brass $Y_b = 0.91 \times 10^{11} \; Pa$)

The speed of a transverse wave travelling in a wire of length $50 \text{ cm}$,cross-sectional area $1 \text{ mm}^2$ and mass $5 \text{ g}$ is $80 \text{ ms}^{-1}$. The Young's modulus of the material of the wire is $4 \times 10^{11} \text{ Nm}^{-2}$. The extension in the length of the wire is

Which material has a higher Young's modulus: copper or steel?

$A$ steel wire of length $L$ and area of cross-section $A$ is suspended from a rigid support. If $Y$ is the Young's modulus of the material of the wire and $\alpha$ is the coefficient of linear expansion,then the increase in tension when the temperature falls by $t^{\circ} C$ is: