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Assertion : Diamond glitters brilliantly.
Reason : Diamond does not absorb sunlight.

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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The correct Answer is:
B
Diamond glitters brilliantly because light enters in diamond suffer total internal reflection. All the light entering in it comes out of diamond after number of reflections and no light is absorbed by it.
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