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Assertion: The poles of magnet cannot be...

Assertion: The poles of magnet cannot be separated by breaking into two pieces.
Reason: The magnetic moment will be reduced to half when a magnet is broken into two equal pieces.

A

Both A and R are correct and R Is the correct explanation of A

B

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

C

A is correct but R is incorrect

D

Both A and R are incorrect

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B
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