A force of 
stretches the length of a hanging wire by 1 mm. Another wire of same material and same length has diameter four times the hanging wire. The force require to stretch the second wire by 1 mm is
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B
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
B
If diameter is made four times, then the force required will be 16 times, i.e., 
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