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Assertion : Perspiration from human body helps in cooling the body.
Reason : A thin layer of water on the skin enhances its emissivity.

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.

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C

When water leaves the body through perspiration energy content of molecules remained in body decreases, therefore temperature also decreases.
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