One end of a horizontal thick copper wire of length $2 L$ and radius $2 R$ is welded to an end of another horizontal thin copper wire of length $L$ and radius $R$. When the arrangement is stretched by a applying forces at two ends, the ratio of the elongation in the thin wire to that in the thick wire is :

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  • A

    $0.25$

  • B

    $0.50$

  • C

    $2.00$

  • D

    $4.00$

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