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Assertion :Smaller the orbit of the planet around the sun, shorter is the time it takes to complete one revolution Reason: According to Kepler's third law of planetary motion, square of time period is proportional to cube of mean distance from sun

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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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Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
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Solution

The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
According to Kepler's third law of planetary motion, square of time period is proportional to cube of mean distance from sun.

This means that the time period will be smaller if the orbital radius of the planet around the sun is small

Hence, both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for assertion and correct option is A

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