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Question
Assertion (A): Vitamin C cannot be stored in our body.
Reason (R): Vitamin C is fat soluble and is excreted from the body in urine.
Options
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
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Solution
Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
Explanation:
Vitamin C is a soluble vitamin in water. We can't store it since the body excretes it through urine.
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