The rubber cord catapult has a cross-section area 1 mm2 and total un-stretched length 10 cm. It is stretched to 12 cm and then released to project a stone of mass 5 gm. Taking Young's modulus Y of rubber as 5 × 108 N/m2, the velocity of projection will be:
(A) 20 cm/s                  (B) 20 m/s                 (C) 2 m/s                (D) none of these

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