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Correct Answer: Option (D) — A is false but R is true
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedAssertion (A) is false: Radio waves consist of uncharged photons carrying oscillating electric and magnetic fields; static magnetic fields exert force only on moving electric charges, not on electromagnetic radiation. Thus, radio waves do not bend in a magnetic field. Reason (R) is true: Radio waves are indeed transverse electromagnetic waves propagating at the speed of light.
EM waves carry no net electric charge, so Lorentz magnetic force (F = q(v × B)) is zero, meaning they are not deflected by static magnetic fields.
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