$A$ student performs an experiment to determine the Young's modulus of a wire, exactly $2 \,m$ long, by Searle's method. In a particular reading, the student measures the extension in the length of the wire to be $0.8 \,mm$ with an uncertainty of $\pm 0.05 \,mm$ at a load of exactly $1.0 \,kg$. The student also measures the diameter of the wire to be $0.4 \,mm$ with an uncertainty of $\pm 0.01 \,mm$. Take $g=9.8 \,m/s^2$ (exact). The Young's modulus obtained from the reading is

  • A
    $(2.0 \pm 0.3) \times 10^{11} \,N/m^2$
  • B
    $(2.0 \pm 0.2) \times 10^{11} \,N/m^2$
  • C
    $(2.0 \pm 0.1) \times 10^{11} \,N/m^2$
  • D
    $(2.0 \pm 0.05) \times 10^{11} \,N/m^2$

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