Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is…
Physics · NEET · NTA Exams — Gravitation
Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Gravitational potential of earth at every place on it is negative.
Reason (R): Every body on earth is bound by the attraction of earth.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- (A) is true but (R) is false
- (A) is false but (R) is true
- Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
Answer
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
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