Assertion (A) : In hydrometallurgy, the ore is first dissolved in a suitable reagent and then it is precipitated by displacing the metal by a more electropositive one.
Reason (R) : Copper is extracted by hydrometallurgy.

Options

A. (A) and (R) both are correct statements and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
B. (A) and (R) both are correct statements but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
C. (A) is correct statement but (R) is wrong statement.
D. (A) and (R) both are incorrect statements.

Answer

B