• Assertion (A): Work done in moving a charge around a closed path, in an electric field is always zero. • Reason (R): Electrostatic force is a conservative force.

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Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A). Explanation: Because the electrostatic force is a conservative force, there is never any work involved in relocating a charge along a closed path in an electric field. A force that conserves mechanical energy is referred to as conservative. The electrostatic force is a force that simply depends on the position of the charges, not their velocity. Therefore, the electrostatic force's effort in transporting a charge along a closed path depends only on the charge's initial and final positions and is independent of the path travelled.

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