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A mass is attached to a thin wire and whirled in a vertical circle. The wire is most likely to break when:

  1. A
    the mass is at the highest point
  2. B
    the wire is horizontal
  3. C
    the mass is at the lowest point
  4. D
    inclined at an angle of from vertical

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In a vertical circular motion, the tension () in the wire at any point is given by:

where is the angle made with the downward vertical.At the lowest point (): .At the highest point (): .Since the tension is maximum at the lowest point, the wire is most likely to break there.

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A mass is attached to a thin wire and whirled in a vertical circle. The wire is most likely to break when:
A
the mass is at the highest point
B
the wire is horizontal
C
the mass is at the lowest point
D
inclined at an angle of from vertical

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