Assertion :In a conductor, free electrons keep on moving but no magnetic force acts on a conductor in a magnetic field. Reason: Force on free electrons due to magnetic field always acts perpendicular to its direction of motion.

Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.

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Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.

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Solution

The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
In a conductor, the average velocity of electrons is zero. Hence no current flows through the conductor. Hence, no force acts on this conductor.

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Assertion :In a conductor, free electrons keep on moving but no magnetic force acts on a conductor in a magnetic field. Reason: Force on free electrons due to magnetic field always acts perpendicular to its direction of motion.

The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.In a conductor, the average velocity of electrons is zero. Hence no current flows through the conductor. Hence, no force acts on this conductor.

The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
In a conductor, the average velocity of electrons is zero. Hence no current flows through the conductor. Hence, no force acts on this conductor.