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The area of cross section of a steel wire `(Y=2.0 xx 10^(11) N//m^(2))` is `0.1 cm^(2)`. The force required to double is length will be

A

`2xx10^(12)N`

B

`2xx10^(11)N`

C

`2xx10^(10)N`

D

`2xx10^(6)N`

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