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Assertion : Potassium is not obtained by the electrolysis of fused `KCl`.
Reason : Potassium vapourises at the melting point of `KCl`.

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If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of assertion

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If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

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If assertion is false but reason is true

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If assertion is true but the reason is false

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