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Assertion :The law of conversation of mass apply to the burning a candle. Reason: During the burning of candle, the wax is converted into smoke, gas, soot and melted wax.The mass of these products is same as the melted wax.

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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
The law of conservation of mass depicts the "equality of masses between the reactants and the products".
It states that matter can neither be created nor be destroyed , it can only be changed from one form to the other.
During the burning of candle, the wax is converted into smoke, gas, soot and melted wax.The mass of these products is same as the melted wax.Therefore, the law of conservation of mass is obeyed.

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