A cylindrical wire is twisted with an angle θ, what is torsion produced in it?
Cθ²
Cθ³/2
Cθ
Cθ
Solution:
Torsion is the twisting of an object due to an applied torque. For a cylindrical wire (objects with uniform cross-sectional area), Torsion, T ∝ θ ⇒ T = Cθ