Assertion $(A)$: Ductile metals are used to prepare thin wires.
Reason $(R)$: In the stress-strain curve of ductile metals,the length between the points representing elastic limit and breaking point is very small.

  • A
    Both $(A)$ and $(R)$ are true and $(R)$ is the correct explanation of $(A)$
  • B
    Both $(A)$ and $(R)$ are true but $(R)$ is not the correct explanation of $(A)$
  • C
    $(A)$ is true but $(R)$ is false
  • D
    $(A)$ is false but $(R)$ is true

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