When a certain weight is suspended from a long uniform wire, its length increases by one  $cm$. If the same weight is suspended from another wire of the same material and length  but having a diameter half of the first one, the increase in length will be ......... $cm$
  • A$0.5$
  • B$2$
  • C$4$
  • D$8$
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