Given below are two statements: In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate from the options given below:
- Statement I is False but Statement II is true
- Both Statement I and Statement II are False
- Statement I is True But Statement II is False
- Both Statement I and Statement II are True
Answer
(1) Statement I is False but Statement II is true
Solution
Statement I: reactivity is high at the two ends of a period (group 1 metals, group 17 non-metals), lower in the middle, and group 18 gases are almost inert ⇒ Statement I is false.
Statement II: group 1 oxides (e.g. Na2O) are basic; group 17 oxides (e.g. Cl2O7) are acidic ⇒ Statement II is true.
∵ along a period metallic character decreases and non-metallic character increases
Answer: (1)