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STATEMENT-1: For practical purposes, the earth is used as a reference at zero potencial in electrical circuits. and
STATEMENT-2: The electrical potential of a sphere of radius R with charge Q uniformly distributed on the surface is given by `(Q)/(4piepsilon_0R)`.

A

(a) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True, Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1

B

(b) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True, Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation of Statement -1

C

(c) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False

D

(d) Satement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True

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A
Both the statements are true and statement-2 is the correct explanation of statement-1
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