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Question
Assertion & Reasoning
- Assertion: The sum of the clockwise moments is equal to the sum of the anticlockwise moments.
- Reason: The principle of conservation of momentum is valid if the external force on the system is zero.
Options
If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
If both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
Assertion is true, but the reason is false.
Assertion is false, but the reason is true.
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Solution
If both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
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