Linear search-find the smallest and largest data of a dataset

#include<stdio.h>

int main()
{
    int n;
    printf("Enter the size of an array: ");
    scanf("%d", &n);

    int a[n], i;
    printf("Enter the elements: ");
    for(i = 0; i < n; i++) scanf("%d", &a[i]);

    int max = a[0], min = a[0];

    for(i = 1; i < n; i++)
    {
        if(max < a[i]) max = a[i];
        if(min > a[i]) min = a[i];
    }

    printf("The maximum element is %d and the minimum element is %d\n", max, min);
}