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Assertion: The lightening conductor at the top of a high building has sharp ends.
Reason : The surface density of charge at sharp points is very high. Resulting in setting up of electric wind.

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