Given below are two statements: Statement I: SiO _ 2 and GeO _ 2 are acidic while SnO and…

Chemistry · JEE Main · NTA Examsp-Block Elements

Given below are two statements:
 Statement I: \(\mathrm{SiO}_{2}\)and \(\mathrm{GeO}_{2}\)are acidic while SnO and PbO are amphoteric in nature.
 Statement II: Allotropic forms of carbon are due to property of catenation pπ – dπ and bond formation.
 In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(Jee Main 2024)
  1. Both statement I and statement II are false.
  2. Both statement I and statement II are true.
  3. Statement I is true but statement II is false.
  4. Statement I is false but statement II is true.

Answer

(C) Statement I is true but statement II is false.

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