Statement-1:In cyanide process for the extraction of gold and silver from their natives, ores, the cuanide solution acts as a reducing agent to reduce the gold and siver compound present in the ores into the metallic states.
Statement-2:In the extraction of gold and silver, the cyanide solution acts as complexing ragent in the presence of air and form their respective soluble complexes.

Options

A. Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True, Statement-2 is a correct explantion for Statement-1.
B. Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True, Statement-2 is not a correct explantion for Statement-1.
C. Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False.
D. Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True.

Answer

D