Assertion: Smaller drops of liquid resist deforming forces better than the larger drops
Reason: Excess pressure inside a drop is directly proportional to its surface area.

If both assertion and reason are true but the reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

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If both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

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If assertion is true but reason is false.

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If both the assertion and reason are false.

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If reason is true but assertion is false.

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Solution

The correct option is C If assertion is true but reason is false.
Smaller drops have larger excess pressure inside. The excess pressure is related to radius as follow
$p = \frac{4 T}{r}$
That is why smaller droplets resist deforming forces.

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