Assertion: Electrons in the atom are hel...

Assertion: Electrons in the atom are held due to coulomb forces.
Reason: The atom is stable only because the centripetal force due to Coulomb's law is balanced by the centrifugal force.

A

Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion

B

Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion

C

Assertion is correct but reason is incorrect

D

Assertion is incorrect but reason is correct

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The correct Answer is:

C

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