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An aluminium wire is drawn through die s...

An aluminium wire is drawn through die so as to reduce its diameter to half. If the original resistance be `R`, the new resistance of the wire will be :

A

`R/16`

B

`R/4`

C

`4R`

D

`16R`.

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