JEE Main 2023 Chemistry question

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A : in water is more stable than . Reason R : Enthalpy of hydration for is much less than that of . In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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