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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

0.2 mm

B

0.5 mm

C

2 mm

D

1 mm

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