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Assertion: For sound waves, air is rarer medium than water.
Reason: For sound waves, the density of water is greater than air.

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Assertion is True, Reason is True, Reason is a correct explanation for Assertion.

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Assertion is True, Reason is True, Reason is not a correct explanation for Assertion.

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Assertion is True, Reason is False.

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Assertion is False, Reason is False.

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