Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: The energy required to form from is much higher than that required to produce . Reason R: is a small ion and carries more charge than .
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- A
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- B
A is true but R is false
- C
A is false but R is true
- D
Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A