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Assertion: Electric appliances with a metallic body have three wire connections.
Reason: Three pin connections reduce heating of the connecting wires.

A

if both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

B

if both the assertion and the reason are true , but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

C

if the assertion is true, but Reason is false.

D

if assertion is false, but the reason is true.

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The assertion is true , but the reason is false.
The metallic body of the electrical appliances connected to the third pin which is connected to the Earth. This is a safety precaution and avoids eventual shock. By this, extra charge flowing through the metallic body is passed to the Earth and avoid shocks.
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