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Statement-1: As the temperature decreases, the electrical resistivity in metallic conductors diminishes.
Statement-2: Thermal oscillations of atoms which hinder motion of free electrons under the influences of an external electric field become insignificant as the temperature decreases.

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Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.

B

Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.

C

Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.

D

Statement -1 is false, statement -2 is true.

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At some critical temperature resistivity becomes zero
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