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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : Net dipole moment of a…

JEE Main 2025 — Physics Electromagnetism

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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : Net dipole moment of a polar linear isotropic dielectric substance is not zero even in the absence of an external electric field.

Reason (R) : In absence of an external electric field, the different permanent dipoles of a polar dielectric substance are oriented in random directions.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

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Options

  1. A

    (A) is correct but (R)(\mathrm{R})(R) is not correct

  2. B

    Both (A)(\mathrm{A})(A) and (R)(\mathrm{R})(R) are correct but (R)(\mathrm{R})(R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

  3. C

    Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

  4. D

    (A) is not correct but (R)(\mathrm{R})(R) is correct

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