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Assertion: Magnesium is important in photosynthesis and carbohydrate metabolism.
Reason : `Mg^(+ +)` is involved in the synthesis of nucleic acids

A

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of assertion

B

Both assertion and Reason are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

C

Assertion is true, but reason is false

D

Assertion is false, but reason is true

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The correct Answer is:
B
magnesium is a constituent of the chlorophyll molecule, without, which photosynthesis would not occur. Many of the enzymes involved in carbohydrate metabolism require magnesium as an activator. Magnesium is also an activator for enzymes involved in the synthesis of nucleic acids (DNA, RNA0.
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