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A wire suspended vertically from one of the ends is stretched by attaching a weight of 200 N to the lower end. If the weight stretches the wire by 1 mm. The elastic energy stored in the wire is :
- 20 J
- 10 J
- 0.2 J
- 0.1 J
The correct answer is: 0.1 J
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