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Physics Question on Electromagnetic waves

Sound waves cannot travel in vacuum but light can travel in vacuum. Sound waves are longitudinal waves and they cannot be polarised but electromagnetic waves are transverse and they can be polarised.

A

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

B

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

C

If assertion is true but reason is false

D

If both assertion and reason are false

Answer

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

Explanation

Solution

Both the assertion and reason are correct statements but the reason given is not the explanation for the assertion.