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Question
Assertion (A): A current carrying straight conductor experiences a force when placed perpendicular to the direction of magnetic field.
Reason (R): The net charge on a current carrying conductor is always zero.
Options
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
(A) is false, but (R) is true.
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Solution
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Explanation:
Both statements are true but logic does not support either. The conductor experiences force as a result of the magnetic field's interaction with the external magnetic field.
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