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Assertion :- Ice melts faster at higher ltitude.
Reason :- At high altitude atmospheric pressure is higher.

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:
D
Ice melts slowly at high altitude because melting is favoured at a high pressure at high altitude the atmospheric pressure is low and so ice melts slowly.
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