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A 10 cm long wire is placed horizontal on the surface of water and is gently pulled up with a force of `2xx10^(-2)` N to keep the wire in equilibrium. The surface tension, in `Nm^(-1)` of water is

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0.1

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0.2

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0.001

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0.002

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