Assertion: A magnet can influence another magnet to move, without the physical contact between the two magnets.
Reason: Magnetic force is a non-contact force.

Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

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Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

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Assertion is a true statement but the reason is false.

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Both assertion and reason are false statements.

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Solution

The correct option is B Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
Non-contact force does not require physical contact between the objects. Magnetic force is an example of non-contact force.
Magnetic force can exist between two magnets even without the physical contact between the two mangetc. Thus, two magnets can influence each other to move without physical contact between them.

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