Read the given statements and mark the correct option.
Statement 1 : According to Dobereiner, when the three similar elements are arranged in the order of their increasing atomic weights, the weight of the middle element is equal to the arithmetic mean of the other two elements.
Statement 2 : Atomic mass unit is equal to one twelfth of mass of a carbon atom.
(A) Both statements 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1.
(B) Both statements 1 and 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1 .
(C) Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false.
(D) Both statements 1 and 2 are false.
