Given below are two statements:
| Assertion (A): | Magnesium metal is not used for the reduction of alumina in the metallurgy of aluminum |
| Reason (R): | Magnesium can reduce alumina. But the process will be uneconomical. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
| 4. | (A) is false but (R) is true. |