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Assertion: The artifical satellite does not have any fuel but even then it remains orbiting around the earth.
Reason: The necessary centripetal force required to move the satellite in an ·orbit around the earth is provided by the gravitational force of attraction between the satellite and the earth.

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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 but Reason is True.

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