Assertion (A): Zinc metal when placed in copper sulphate solution, zinc turns brown. Reason (R): Due to metal displacement reaction, copper sulphate reacts with zinc, Cu gets deposited over zinc and so it turns brown.

Options

A. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
B. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
C. (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.
D. (A) is wrong but (R) is correct

Answer

A