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Assertion :Work done by the electrostatic field on a charge moving around a closed circular or elliptical path will be zero. Reason: Electrostatic field is a conservative field.

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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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The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
We know that the work done by the conservative force around any closed path is zero.i.e, F.dl=0
Therefore, assertion and reason both are correct and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

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