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Assertion :Fishes can survive in tap water but not in a jar of freshly boiled distilled water. Reason: Distilled water lacks many ions like Na,K.Cl,Ca,Mg. It is important to supplement distilled water when using it for fishkeeping, it is too pure to sustain proper chemistry to support an aquarium ecosystem.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion

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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect

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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

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The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
Distilled water lacks many ions like Na,K.Cl,Ca,Mg. It is important to supplement distilled water when using it for fishkeeping, it is too pure to sustain proper chemistry to support an aquarium ecosystem.

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