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Question
Consider the statement given below and choose the correct option.
Assertion: Water strider slides easily on the surface of the water.
Reason: Water strider experiences less buoyant force.
Options
Both assertion and reason are true and 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.
Both assertion and reason are false.
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Solution
If both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
Correct explanation:
It is due to the surface tension of water.
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