Question

Given below are two statements. One labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) : Organometals/organometalloids such as trimethylarsine and dimethylmercury are more toxic to living systems (including humans) compared to their inorganic forms.

Reason (R) : Organometals/organometalloids are more hydrophilic than their inorganic forms and hence can move easily across lipid bilayer