Statement-1: The center of mass of body may lie where there is no mass.
Statement-2: Center of mass of a body is a point, where the whole mass of the body is supposed to be concentrated.

Options

A. If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
C. If assertion is true but reason is false.
D. If the assertion and reason both are false.

Answer

A

Explanation

As the concept of centre of mass is only theoretical, therefore in practice no mass may lie at the centre of mass. For example, centre of mass of a uniform circular ring is at the centre of the ring where there is no mass.