Read the following statements and choose the correct option. Assertion (A): A plastic bottle, half-filled with boiling water and tightly capped, gets crushed when allowed to cool for some time. Reason (R): As the water vapor inside condenses upon cooling, the air pressure inside the bottle decreases compared to the outside atmospheric pressure.

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