A copper wire is found to break when subjected to minimum tension of 36. N. If the wire diameter were half as great, we would expect the wire to break when subjected to a minimum tension of

A) 36. N
B) 26. N
C) 18 N
D) 9.0 N
E) 51. N


D

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