Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: Thin layer chromatography is an adsorption chromatography.
Reason R: A thin layer of silica gel is spread over a glass plate of suitable size inthin layer chromatography which acts as an adsorbent.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below