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Assertion : In membrane the concentration of `Na^(++) and K^(+)`, and proteins generates action potential.
Reason : To maintain the unequal distribution of `Na^(+) and K^(+)`, the neurons use electrical energy.

A

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

B

Both Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanations of Assertion.

C

Assertion is true, but Reason is false.

D

Both Assertion and Reason are false.

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Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.
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