Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : (primary alkyl iodide drawn as zig-zag chain ending in I) undergoes \(S_N2\) reaction faster than (the corresponding alkyl chloride, zig-zag chain ending in Cl).
Reason (R) : Iodine is a better leaving group because of its large size.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :






