For silver,Young's modulus is $7.25 \times 10^{10} \ N/m^2$ and Bulk modulus is $11 \times 10^{10} \ N/m^2$. Its Poisson's ratio will be

  • A
    $-1$
  • B
    $0.5$
  • C
    $0.39$
  • D
    $0.25$

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