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Given below are two statements: Statement I: The boiling points of the following hydrides of group 16 elements increases in the order - H_2O<H_2S<H_2…

NEET UG 2022 — Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry

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Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The boiling points of the following hydrides of group 161616 elements increases in the order - H2O<H2S<H2Se<H2Te{H}_{2}O<{H}_{2}S<{H}_{2}\mathrm{Se}<{H}_{2}\mathrm{Te}H2​O<H2​S<H2​Se<H2​Te.

Statement II: The boiling points of these hydrides increase with increase in molar mass.

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

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Held on 30 Apr 2022 · Verified 9 Jul 2026.

Options

  1. A

    Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

  2. B

    Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

  3. C

    Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

  4. D

    Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

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