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Class 11PhysicsGravitationMotion of Satellites in Circular Orbits and Planets in Elliptical Orbits
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Assertion $(A):$ An astronaut in an orbiting space station above the earth experiences weightlessness.
Reason $(R):$ An object moving around the earth under the influence of earth's gravitational force is in a state of 'free fall'.

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  • A
    If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
  • B
    If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
  • C
    If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
  • D
    If both Assertion and Reason are false.
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