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Assertion: EM wave are transwers in nature.
Reason: The electric and magnetic fields of an e.m. wave are perpendicular to each other also perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation.

A

Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is correct explanation of the Assertion.

B

Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not true explanation of the Assertion.

C

Assertion is true, but the Reason is false.

D

both Assertion and Reason is false.

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Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason
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