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Assertion: The apparent weight of the person is zero, in which condition or state is known as weightless.
Reason : When the person in a lift moves down with an acceleration (a) is equal to the acceleration due to gravity (g)

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