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Assertion:The detection of neutrinos is extremely difficult .
Reason : Neutrinos interact only very weakly with matter.

A

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion .

B

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion .

C

If assertion is true but reason is false .

D

If both assertion and reason are false

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a
Neutrinos interact only very weakly with matter, they can even penetrate the earth without being absorbed. It is for this reason that their detection is extremely difficult and their presence went unnoticed for long.
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