Given below are two statements:
Assertion (A): Toxic metal ions are removed by the chelating ligands.
Reason (R): Chelate complexes tend to be more stable.

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.