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Assertion: If blood cells are placed in pure water, they swell and burst
Reason: Due to osmosis, the movement of water molecules into the cell dilutes the salt content.

A

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

B

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

C

Assertion is true but Reason is false

D

Both Assertion and Reason are false

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B
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