Assertion (A): The electrodes of ac arc welding arecoated with sodium silicate, whereas electrodes..

Assertion (A): The electrodes of ac arc welding arecoated with sodium silicate, whereas electrodes usedfor dc arc welding are coated with potassium silicatebinders.Reason (R): Potassium has a lower ionizationpotential than sodium.(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correctexplanation of A(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not thecorrect explanation of A(c) A is true but R is false(d) A is false but R is true