Consider two wires of same material having their ratio of radii to be 2 : 1 . If these two wires are stretched by equal force, the ratio of stress produced in them is :

Step-by-step solution

Stress =   Force     Area   ∝ 1   Area   Stress ∝ 1 r 2 (Area = π r 2 ) ratio of stress = 1 2 2 = 1 4