A steel wire, 3.2 m long, has a diameter of 1.2 mm. The wire stretches 1.6 mm when it bears a load. Young's modulus for steel is 2.0 × 1011 Pa. The mass of the load is closest to

A) 28 kg. B) 24 kg. C) 16 kg. D) 20 kg. E) 12 kg.


E

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