CBSE 2025, Compartment, Set 1

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Assertion (A): Electrostatic force is a conservative force.
Reason (R): In an electrostatic field, the work done between two points per unit positive charge depends on the path followed.

Select the correct option: A). Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A). B). Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A). C). Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false. D). Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are false.

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The correct answer is Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.. **SOLUTION** **Assertion (A) is True:** Electrostatic force strictly acts as a conservative force. **Reason (R) is False:** A defining property of conservative fields is that the work done in moving a charge strictly depends *only* on the initial and final positions, and is completely **independent of the path followed**. Since the reason claims it depends on the path, it is physically false.

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