Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: Beryllium has less negative value of reduction potential compared to the other alkaline earth metals
Reason R: Beryllium has large hydration energy due to small size of \(Be ^{2+}\) but relatively large value of atomization enthalpy
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below