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Statement-1 : Vacuum is densest for sound and rarest for light
Statement-2 : A medium is said to be denser, when velocity of waves through this medium is smaller

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Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true , Statement-2 is correct explanation for Statement-3

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Statement-1 is true,Statement-2 is true , Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-3

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Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false

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Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true

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