The lengths of four wires $A, B, C$ and $D$ made of the same material are $1 \,m, 2 \,m, 3 \,m$ and $4 \,m$ respectively. The radii of the wires $A, B, C$ and $D$ are $0.2 \,mm, 0.4 \,mm, 0.6 \,mm$ and $0.8 \,mm$ respectively. For the same applied tension, the elongation is more in which wire?

  • A
    $A$
  • B
    $B$
  • C
    $C$
  • D
    All have the same elongation

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