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Assertion : As the temperature of a medium increases the refractive index decreases
Reason : When a ray travels from vacuum to a medium, then `mu` is known as absolute refractive index of the medium

A

If both Assertion & Reason are True & Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.

B

If both Assertion & Reason are True but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.

C

If Assertion is True but the Reason is False.

D

If both Assertion & Reason are False.

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