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Question
Consider the statement given below and choose the correct option.
Assertion: When lightning strikes, the sound is heard a little after the flash is seen.
Reason: The velocity of light is greater than that of the sound.
Options
Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Assertion is true but reason is false.
Assertion is false but reason is true.
Both Assertion and reason are false.
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Solution
Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
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