Question

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Like nitrogen that can form ammonia, arsenic can form arsine.

Statement II: Antimony cannot form antimony pentoxide.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Options

• Both statement I and statement II are correct.

• Both statement I and statement II are incorrect.

• Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.

• Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.

Answer 1

Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.

Explanation:

Both Nitrogen and Arsenic are in Group 15. Nitrogen forms Ammonia (NH₃) and Arsenic forms Arsine(AsH₃).

Antimony (Sb) can form Antimony Pentoxide (Sb₂O₅) because it can exist in a +5 oxidation state.