An object suspended by a wire stretches it by $10 \,mm$. When the object is immersed in a liquid,the elongation in the wire reduces by $\frac{10}{3} \,mm$. The ratio of the relative densities of the object and the liquid is ............

  • A
    $3: 1$
  • B
    $1: 3$
  • C
    $1: 2$
  • D
    $2: 1$

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