Assertion :An astronaut in an orbiting space station above the Earth experiences weightlessness. Reason: An object moving around the Earth under the influence of Earths gravitational force is in a state of free-fall.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
∵ Normal force that u exeuted by the astronaut on orluting space station =0
∴ weight of astronaut=0
Due to this,
astronaut will be called in a state of weight thessness