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If `sigma` is the breaking stress of a material of density `rho`, then the length of the wire of that material that can hang freely without breaking is

A

`(sigma)/(rho g)`

B

`(sigma)/(2rho g)`

C

`(2sigma)/(rho g)`

D

`(rho)/(2sigma g)`

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