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Assertion: The deficiency of fluoride in...

Assertion: The deficiency of fluoride in drinking water cause disease such as tooth decay etc.
Reason: The `F^(-)` ions make the enamel on teeth much harder by converting hydroxyapatite, the enamal on the surface of the teeth, into much harder fluorapatite.

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