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Assertion: Electrons in the atom are held due to coulomb forces.
Reason: The atom is stable only because the centripetal force due to Coulomb's law is balanced by the centrifugal force.

A

If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion

B

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion

C

If assertion is true but reason is false.

D

If the assertion and reason both are false.

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C
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