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Assertion: Liquids and gases are largely incompressible and densities are therefore, nearly constant at all pressure.
Reason: Liquids exhibit a large variation in densities with pressure by gases do not.

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

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

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if assertion is true but reason is false.

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if both assertion and reason are false.

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A liquid is largely incompressible and its density is constant at all pressure. Gases exhibit a large variation indensities with pressure.
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