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(A) Dye does not absorb evenly on cloth ...

(A) Dye does not absorb evenly on cloth washed with soap using hard water.
(R) Insoluble calcium and magnesium soaps precipitate adheres on to the fibre of the cloth as gummy mass.

A

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

B

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

C

(A) is true but (R) is false

D

Both (A) and (R) are false

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