The breaking stress for a wire of radius $r$ of a given material is $F \ Nm^{-2}$. The breaking stress for a wire of the same material of radius $2r$ will be:

  • A
    $F$
  • B
    $F/2$
  • C
    $F/3$
  • D
    $4F$

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