Given below are two statements:

Statement (I): and are acidic while SnO and PbO are amphoteric in nature.

Statement (II): Allotropic forms of carbon are due to property of catenation and bond for

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Given below are two statements:

Statement (I):  and  are acidic while SnO and PbO are amphoteric in nature.

Statement (II): Allotropic forms of carbon are due to property of catenation and  bond formation.

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

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Statement I:  is acidic ✓,  is amphoteric (not purely acidic) ✗. SnO and PbO are indeed amphoteric ✓. But the statement says  is acidic — this is partially incorrect. Statement I is false. ✗

Statement II: Allotropic forms of carbon (diamond, graphite, fullerenes) arise due to catenation and p–p bond formation (not p–d). Carbon has no d-orbitals. Statement II is false. ✗

Answer: Option (1) — Both Statement I and Statement II are false

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