Question

Read the following carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:

Statement I: $Si-Si$ bond is weaker then $Si-O$ bond.
Statement II: Silicon forms double bonds with itself.

• A. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I.
• B. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I.
• C. Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
• D. If Statement I and Statement II are both false.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

Assertion is true but reason is false.Due to smaller size of oxygen atom, $Si-O$ bond is stronger than $Si-Si$ bond.