Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
- Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- Statement I is false but Statement II is true
- Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Answer
(3) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Solution
Statement I: p-block has metals (Al, Sn, Pb), metalloids and non-metals (C, N, O, halogens), but the d-block has only metals ⇒ false
Statement II: non-metals (upper right of the periodic table) have small size and high effective nuclear charge ⇒ higher ionisation enthalpy and higher electronegativity than metals ⇒ true
∵ all d-block (transition) elements are metals, Statement I fails.
Answer: (3)