Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) Metallic character decreases and non-metallic character increases on moving from left to right in a period.
Reason (R) It is due to increase in ionisation enthalpy and decrease in electron gain enthalpy, when one moves from left to right in a period.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.