Given below are two statements :

Statement $I:$ Upon heating a borax bead dipped in cupric sulphate in a luminous flame, the colour of the bead becomes green.

Statement $II:$ The green colour observed is due to the formation of copper(I) metaborate.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

• A

  Both Statement $I$ and Statement $II$ are true

• B

  Statement $I$ is true but Statement $II$ is false

• C

  Both Statement $I$ and Statement $II$ are false

• D

  Statement $I$ is false but Statement $I$ is true