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For most brittle materials, the ultimate strength in compression is much larger than the ultimate strength in tension. This is mainly due to                             

(a) presence of flaws and microscopic cracks or cavities

(b) necking in tension

(c) severity of tensile stress as compared to compressive stress

(d) non-linearity of stress-strain diagram

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