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Assertion (A) — A piece of wood is a hard solid, while that of chalk is a soft solid.

Reason (R) — In solids, the intermolecular forces of attraction are very strong.

  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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Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

ReasonA is true because wood is a hard solid, while chalk is a soft solid and can be broken easily. R is true because intermolecular forces of attraction are strong in solids. However, R does not explain why wood is hard while chalk is soft; this difference is due to stronger intermolecular attraction in wood than in chalk.

Therefore, Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A is the correct option.

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