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Strain refers to the amount of distortion a substance is subjected to by stress.

A. true B. false

2007-04-26 05:50:22 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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True. Stress causes strain in the material. Longitudinal stress causes a longitudinal strain. Tensile stress (stretching something like a rubber band) causes a tensile strain, i.e. elongation.

Change in length divided by the original length is a defintion of strain.

2007-04-26 05:55:22 · answer #1 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

true

2007-04-26 12:55:15 · answer #2 · answered by Amanda R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋