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

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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.\ Assertion (A) : $5 f$ electrons can participate in bonding to a far greater extent than $4 f$ electrons.\ Reason (R) : $5 f$ orbitals are not as buried as $4 f$ orbitals.\ In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:\

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(a)\