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Intensity of rainfall at a place was found to be more than the infiltration capacity $(f_{c})$ of the soil in that place. Then the actual infiltration $(f_{a})$ will be

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f_{a} > f_{c}

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f_{a} = f_{c}

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f_{a} < f_{c}

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f_{a} = 0

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The correct option is B $f_{a} = f_{c}$
$f_{a} = f_{c}$

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