A thin mild steel wire is loaded by adding loads in equal increments till it breaks. The extensions noted with increasing loads will behave as under_________________?

A. first increase and then decrease

B. uniform throughout

C. increase uniformly first and then increase rapidly

D. increase rapidly first and then uniformly

E. increase uniformly

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