Young's Modulus: A 50-kg load is suspended from a steel wire of diameter 1.0 mm and length 11.2 m. By what distance will the wire stretch? Young's modulus for steel is 2.0 × 1011 Pa.

A. 1.5 cm
B. 2.5 cm
C. 3.5 cm
D. 4.5 cm


Answer: C

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