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An iron wire of length 4m and diameter 2mm is loaded with a weight of 8kg. If the Young's modulus 'Y' for iron is `2xx10^11 Nm^(-2)` then the increase in length of the wire is

A

0.2mm

B

0.5mm

C

2mm

D

1mm

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