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A uniform wire of cross-sectional area A and Young's modulus Y is stretched within the elastic limit . If S is the stress in the wire , the elastic energy density stored in the wire in terms of the given parameters is

A

`S/(2Y)`

B

`(2Y)/S^2`

C

`S^2/(2Y)`

D

`S^2/Y`

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