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Assertion If radius of cylinderical wire is doubled, then this wire can bear four times stress.
Reason By doubling the radius, area of cross-section will become four times.

A

Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason Is the correct explanation of the Assertion

B

Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

C

Assertion is correct but Reason is Incorrect

D

Assertion Is Incorrect and Reason Is correct

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D
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