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Assertion: In a pressure cooker the water is about to be boiled. The cooker is then removed from the stove. Now on removing the lid of the pressure cooker, the water boils again. Reason: The impurities in water bring down its boiling point.

Assertion: In a pressure cooker the water is about to be boiled. The cooker is then removed from the stove. Now on removing the lid of the pressure cooker, the water boils again. Reason: The impurities in water bring down its boiling point. Correct Answer Assertion is true but the reason is false

The assertion is true but the reason is false. When the lid is removed, the pressure decreases. This decreases the boiling point of water and water begins to boil.

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