Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Nitrogen forms oxides with +1 to +5 oxidation states due to the formation of bond with oxygen.
Statement II: Nitrogen does not form halides with +5 oxidation state due to the absence of d-orbital in it.
In the light of given statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Statement I: Nitrogen forms oxides with +1 to +5 oxidation states due to the formation of bond with oxygen.
Statement II: Nitrogen does not form halides with +5 oxidation state due to the absence of d-orbital in it.
In the light of given statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- (A)Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- (B)Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- (C)Statement I is false but Statement II is true
- (D)Both Statement I and Statement II are true✓ Correct
Answer: (D)
Solution
Nitrogen forms a full series of oxides spanning the to oxidation states, their multiple bonding to oxygen being feasible because the small nitrogen atom makes effective overlap with oxygen, so the first statement is correct. Nitrogen also cannot form a pentahalide: lacking orbitals in its valence shell it cannot expand its octet to hold five halogen atoms and is limited to the halides, so the second statement is correct as well. Both statements are true.
JEE Main · 2025 · 04 Apr 2025 · Shift 1 · Single correct option