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Assertion : Corpuscular theory fails to explain the velocities of light in air and water.
Reason : According to corpuscular theory, light should travel faster in denser media than in rarer media.

A

If both, Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explaination of the Assertion.

B

If both, Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not a correct explaination of the Assertion.

C

If Assertion is true but the Reason is false.

D

If both, Assertion and Reason are false.

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Yes, both the aasertion and reason are true and the latter is correct explaination of the former.
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