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Assertion. Work done in moving any charge through any distance on an equipotential surface is zero.
Reason. An equipotential surface is very smooth.

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 the correct explanation of the Asserrtion.

C

Assertion is true, but the Reason is false.

D

both, Assertion and Reason are false.

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The correct Answer is:
c
Assertion is true but the reason is false.
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