Assertion :A free radical is paramagnetic species.
Reason: A free radical is formed in homolytic fission of covalent bond.
a. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
b. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
c. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
d. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect