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Assertion: Diffraction limits the resolving power of an optical instrument.
Reason: In diffraction, the fringes of minimum intensity are perfectly dark.

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Assertion is True, Reason is True, Reason is a correct explanation for Assertion

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Assertion is True, Reason is True, Reason is not a correct explanation for Assertion

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Assertion is True Reason is False.

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Assertion is False, Reason is True.

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