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
- Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- Statement I is false but Statement II is true
- Both Statement I and Statement II are false
Answer
(2) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Solution
Ga: m.p. 303 K, b.p. 2676 K ⇒ liquid over a very wide range
∵ so Ga is used in high-temperature thermometers ⇒ Statement I is true
At 256 K (below 303 K) Ga is a solid ⇒ it cannot work as a thermometer liquid ⇒ Statement II is false
Answer: (2)