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Assertion If a wire is stretched, only half of the work done in stretching the wire remains stored as elastic potential energy.
Reason Potential energy stored in the wire is 1/2 (stress)`xx` (strain)

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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C
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