A uniform wire (Young's modulus $2 \times 10^{11}\, Nm^{-2}$ ) is subjected to longitudinal tensile stress of $5 \times 10^7\,Nm^{-2}$ . If the over all volume change in the wire is $0.02\%,$ the fractional decrease in the radius of the wire is close to

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  • A

    $1.0\times 10^{-4}$

  • B

    $1.5\times 10^{-4}$

  • C

    $0.25\times 10^{-4}$

  • D

    $5\times 10^{-4}$

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