A stress of $1.5\,kg.wt/mm^2$ is applied to a wire of Young's modulus $5 \times 10^{11}\,N/m^2$ . The percentage increase in its length is

  • A

    $3 \times 10^{-4}$

  • B

    $3 \times 10^{-3}$

  • C

    $3 \times 10^{-5}$

  • D

    $3 \times 10^{-2}$

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