Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R)
Assertion (A): In expensive scientific instruments, silica gel is kept in watch-glasses or in semipermeable membrane bags
Reason (R): Silica gel adsorbs moisture from air via adsorption, thus protects the instrument from water corrosion (rusting) and / or prevents malfunctioning
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :