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Given below are two statements: Statement-I: Methane and steam passed over a heated Ni catalyst produces hydrogen gas.…

p-Block Elements (Class 12) · Class 12 · JEE Main Previous Year Question

Question

Given below are two statements:

Statement-I: Methane and steam passed over a heated Ni catalyst produces hydrogen gas. Statement-II: Sodium nitrite reacts with NH4Cl\mathrm{NH_4Cl} to give H2O\mathrm{H_2O}, N2\mathrm{N_2} and NaCl.

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

Options
  1. a

    Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

  2. b

    Both the statements I and II are incorrect

  3. c

    Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

  4. d

    Both the statements I and II are correct

Correct Answerd

Both the statements I and II are correct

Detailed Solution

Strategy: Count the number of lone pairs on the central atom in different species.

Step 1: Calculation

  • In \ceXeF2\ce{XeF2}, \ceXe\ce{Xe} has 3 lone pairs.
  • In \ceXeF4\ce{XeF4}, \ceXe\ce{Xe} has 2 lone pairs.
  • In \ceXeF6\ce{XeF6}, \ceXe\ce{Xe} has 1 lone pair.
  • In \ceXeO3\ce{XeO3}, \ceXe\ce{Xe} has 1 lone pair.

Step 2: Conclusion Matching the calculated values with the given species yields the answer.

Answer: (Option) [d] [Based on lone pair count in question]\boxed{\text{Answer: (Option) [d] [Based on lone pair count in question]}}

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