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For elastic wire, breaking stress depends on:
ALength and area
BOnly material (intrinsic property)
CDiameter only
DTemperature only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Only material (intrinsic property)
Breaking stress is intrinsic material property — does not depend on dimensions. (Breaking LOAD depends on cross-sectional area via load = stress × area, but stress itself is material-specific.)
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