The question consist of two statements each, printed as Assertion and Reason. While answering these questions you are required to choose any one of the following four responses:
Assertion: Charge on the complex of ferric ion with EDTA is minus one.
Reason: EDTA is a hexadentate ligand.
A. (a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
B. (b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
C. (c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
D. (d) If assertion is false but reason is true.