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STATEMENT-1 : Zinc and not copper is used in the recovery of silver from the complex `[Ag(CN)_(2)]^(-)`
and
STATEMENT-2 : Zinc is more powerful oxidising agent than copper.

A

If both Assertion & Reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion, then mark (1).

B

If both Assertion & Reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion, then mark (2)

C

If Assertion is true statement but Reason is false, then mark

D

If both Assertion and Reason are false statements, then mark (4)

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