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 false
- Statement I is false but Statement II is true
- Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Answer
(4) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Solution
Statement I: First ionization enthalpies ( kJ mol-1): C 1086, N 1402, O 1314, F 1681
N has the extra-stable half-filled 2p3 configuration, its ionization enthalpy is higher than that of O.
C < O < N < F. Statement I is true.
Statement II: Electron gain enthalpies ( kJ mol-1): O −141, S −200, Se −195, Te −190, Po −174
O is very small, the added electron enters the compact 2p subshell and faces strong inter-electronic repulsion, so the electron gain enthalpy of O is less negative than that of S; down the group from S it becomes less negative.
Magnitude order: S > Se > Te > Po > O. Statement II is true.
Answer: (4)