Two wires of the same material and same length but diameters in the ratio 1: 2 are stretched by the same force. The potential energy per unit volume of the two wires will be in the ratio
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Potential energy per unit volume of the wire
The potential energy per unit volume of the two wires will be in the ratio 16: 1.
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