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 incorrect but Statement II is true
- Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- Statement I is correct but Statement II is false
Answer
(4) Statement I is correct but Statement II is false
Solution
Statement I: Na (186 pm) → Na+ (102 pm)
∵ the cation loses the whole 3s shell and Zeff per electron increases ⇒ Statement I is true
Statement II: anions are larger than their atoms, e.g. F (64 pm) → F- (133 pm)
∵ the extra electron lowers Zeff per electron ⇒ Statement II is false
Answer: (4)