Two wires P and Q both obey Hookes law. They are both stretched and have the same

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Two wires P and Q both obey Hooke’s law. They are both stretched and have the same strain. The Young modulus of P is four times larger than that of Q.
The diameter of P is twice that of Q.
What is the ratio of the tension in P to the tension in Q?

A. 1/2
B. 1
C. 2
D. 16

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Cambridge International AS And A Level Physics Coursebook

ISBN: 9781108859035

3rd Edition

Authors: David Sang, Graham Jones, Gurinder Chadha, Richard Woodside

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