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Statement-1 : Light travels faster in glass than in air.
Statement-2 : Because air is rarer than glass.

A

Statement - 1 true, Statement - 2 is true. Statement - 2 is correct explanation of statement - 1.

B

Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is true, but Statement - 2 is not a correct explanation of Statement - 1.

C

Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is false.

D

Statement - 1 is false, Statement - 2 is true.

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D
Light travels faster in air than in glass, because glass is denser than air. Statement-1 is flase, but statement-2 is true.
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