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Assertion (A): Aluminium is extracted from its ore bauxite.

Reason (R): Bauxite is the only ore of aluminium.

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  3. A is true but R is false.
  4. A is false but R is true.

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A is true but R is false.

Explanation — Main ore of aluminium is bauxite (Al2O3.2H2O). Hence, assertion (A) is true.
Bauxite is not the only ore of aluminium. Aluminium can be extracted from other ores like cryolite and corundum. Hence reason (R) is false.

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