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Assertion (A) : The electric field at any point inside a uniformally charged thin spherical shell is zero.
Reason ® : Entire charge given to a thin spherical shll lies only on its outer surface and there is no charge present inside the shell.

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Both statement are correct and reason gives the proper explanation of the assertion.
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