The Young's modulus of a wire of length $L$ and radius $r$ is $Y$. If the length is reduced to $\frac{L}{2}$ and radius is $\frac{r}{2}$ , then the Young's modulus will be
  • A$\frac{Y}{2}$
  • B$Y$
  • C$2Y$
  • D$4Y$
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