Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R :

Assertion A : In ethylene glycol, skew conformation is more stable than staggered conformation.

Reason R : Staggered conformation is unstable due to steric hindrance.

In the light of the above statement, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

B

Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

C

A is true but R is false

D

A is false but R is true