Given below are two statements: 

Assertion (A): Some metals like platinum and palladium, can be used as storage medium for hydrogen.
Reason (R): Platinum and palladium can absorb large volumes of hydrogen.

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false but (R) is true.