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Assertion :The SI unit of weight is newton. Reason: Weight is the force of gravity with which a body is attracted towards the earth.

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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
As the weight of a body is the gravitational force on it, so the weight is a force and the SI unit of it is the newton. Weight is variable as it varies from place to place but the mass of the object remains constant with respect to the place.

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