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A wire of length '1' meters, made of a material of specific gravity 8 is floating horizontally on the surface of water. If it is not wet by water, the maximum diameter of the wire (in milli-meters) upto which it can continue to float is (surface tension of water is `T=70xx10^(-3)Nm^(-1)`)

A

`1.5`

B

`1.1`

C

`0.75`

D

`0.55`

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