Question

Assertion (A): The poles of a bar magnet cannot be separated.

Reason (R): Magnetic monopoles do not exist.

Options

• Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is correct explanation of (A).

• Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is not correct explanation of (A).

• (A) is true, but (R) is false.

• (A) is false and (R) is also false.

Answer 1

Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is correct explanation of (A).

Explanation:

The assertion is valid because the poles of a bar magnet cannot be divided. The assertion is valid as magnetic monopoles do not exist. The rationale elucidates the claims accurately.