Q4 (b) Read the following two statements below carefully and state, with reasons, if it is true or false. The stretching of a coil is determined by its shear modulus.
True: As the force acts Normal to the parallel planes in which helical parts of the wire lie, the actual length of the wire would not change but it's shape would. Therefore the amount of elongation of the coil taking place for corresponding stress depends upon the Shear Modulus of elasticity.