Assertion : Nitrogen and oxygen are the main components in the atmosphere but these do not react to form oxides of nitrogen.
Reason : The reaction between nitrogen and oxygen requires high temperature

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Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is correct explanation of assertion.

The assertion is incorrect, but the reason are correct.

Both the assertion and reason are incorrect.

Both assertion and reason are correct, and the reason is the correct explanation for the assertion

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Detailed Solution

The major elements in the atmosphere are oxygen and nitrogen, however these do not combine to generate oxides of nitrogen.
This is because a high temperature is necessary to break through the activation energy barrier in the interaction between nitrogen and oxygen.
As a result, Reason is the appropriate justification for Assertion, and both Assertion and Reason are true.

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