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Question
Mark the correct choice
- Assertion: In a simple battery circuit the point of highest potential is the positive terminal of the battery.
- Reason: The current flows towards the point of the highest potential
Options
if both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
if both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
if the assertion is true, but the reason is false.
if the assertion is false, but the reason is true.
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Solution
If the assertion is true, but the reason is false.
Correct Reason:
The current flows towards the points of the lower potential.
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