Assertion : The electrical conuctivity of earth's atmosphere increases with altitude.
Reason : The high energy particles (i.e., γ -rays and cosmic rays) coming from outer space while enetr ing our earth's atmosphere cause ionization of the atoms of the gases present in the atmosphere and their energy decreases as they approach to earth and so closes ion charge density
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