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Assertion (A): Chewing breaks down the food into small pieces and assists in digestive process.

Reason (R): Chewing increases the surface area of food for the saliva to act upon

a. Both statement (A) and (R) are true and statement (R) is the correct explanation of statement (A)

b. Both statement (A) and (R) are true and statement (R) is the incorrect explanation of statement (A)

c. Statement (A) is true but statement (R) is false

d. Both statements (A) and (R) are false
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