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Assertion : Soft water lathers with soap but not hard water.
Reason : Hard water reacts with soap to form insoluble salts which form scum, not lather.

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
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