Assertion: The work done by a conservative force such as gravity depends on the initial and final positions only. Reason: The work done by a force can not be calculated if the exact nature of the force is not known.

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Assertion: The work done by a conservative force such as gravity depends on the initial and final positions only. Reason: The work done by a force can not be calculated if the exact nature of the force is not known. (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

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The work done by a force can be calculated sometimes even if the exact nature of the force is not known.

Q. Assertion : The work done by a conservative force such as gravity depends on the initial and final positions only. Reason : The work done by a force can not be calculated if the exact nature of the force is not known.

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

The work done by a force can be calculated sometimes even if the exact nature of the force is not known.

Q. Assertion : The work done by a conservative force such as gravity depends on the initial and final positions only.
Reason : The work done by a force can not be calculated if the exact nature of the force is not known.