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Breaking stress for steel is `8xx10^(6) Nm^(-2)` . The density of steel is `8xx10^(3) kgm^(-3) and g= 0ms^(-2)`. What will be the maximum length of steel wire which will hang without breaking under its load.

A

200m

B

100m

C

50m

D

25m

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