Assertion :Ice melts faster at high altitude. Reason: At high altitude, atmospheric pressure is high.
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 D Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect. Ice melts more rapidly under higher air pressures. At the higher altitudes, the air pressure is low. Ice does not melt faster at high altitude because melting is favoured at high pressure, whereas atmospheric pressure decreases as we go higher and also temperature decreases.