A $10 \,m$ long potentiometer wire is connected to a battery having a steady voltage. A Leclanche cell is balanced at $4 \,m$ length of the wire. If the length is kept the same, but its cross-section is doubled, the null point will be obtained at ........... $m$
  • A$8$
  • B$4$
  • C$2$
  • D
    None of these
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