Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Answer
(3) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Solution
Statement I: bond angles F2O ≈ 103° < H2O ≈ 104.5° < Cl2O ≈ 111°
∵ In F2O the bond pairs are drawn towards the more electronegative F ⇒ less bp–bp repulsion ⇒ smaller angle.
∵ In Cl2O the bond pairs lie closer to O and the large Cl atoms repel each other ⇒ larger angle.
⇒ Statement I is true.
Statement II: As per NCERT, most group 14 tetrahalides are covalent; the exceptions are SnF4 and PbF4, which are ionic. SiF4 is covalent.
⇒ Statement II is false.
Answer: (3)