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.
 



 

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