Assertion: The magnitude of acceleration due to gravity on the moon is one-sixth that on…
Physics · NEET · NTA Exams — Gravitation
Assertion: The magnitude of acceleration due to gravity on the moon is one-sixth that on the Earth.
Reason: The law of gravitation is the same for the whole universe.
Reason: The law of gravitation is the same for the whole universe.
- If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- If assertion is true but reason is false.
- If both assertion and reason are false.
Answer
(A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
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