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The Young’s modulus of the material of the wire of length L and radius r is `Y N//m^2`. If the length is reduced to L/2 and radius to r/2, the Young's modulus will be

A

(A) Y/2

B

(B) Y

C

(C) 2Y

D

(D) 4Y

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