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Assertion (A) : If a proton and an electron are placed in the same uniform electric field ,they experience force of equal magnitude.
Reason ® : Electric force on a test charges is independent of its mass.

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Force on a proton and an electron in a uniform electric field is same because magnitude of charge on both is exactly the same.
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