A wire has Poisson’s ratio of 0.5. It is stretched by an external force to produce a longitudinal strain of 2 × 10-3. If the original diameter was 2 mm, the final diameter after stretching is

(A) 2.002 mm 

(B) 1.998 mm 

(C) 0.98 mm 

(D) 1.999 mm

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Correct option is: (B) 1.998 mm

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