$Assertion :$ A thin stainless steel needle can lay floating on a still water surface.
$Reason :$ Any object floats when the buoyancy force balances the weight of the object
  • A
    If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
  • B
    If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
  • C
    If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
  • D
    If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
AIIMS 2006, Medium
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