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Statement 1: Number of neutrons is always greater than or equal to the number of protons in any given atom except hydrogen.
Statement 2: Number of electrons is always equal to the number of protons in a neutral atom.


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Statements 1 and 2 are true and statement 2 is the right explanation of statement 1

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Statements 1 and 2 are true but statement 2 is not the right explanation of statement 1

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Statement 1 is false
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Statement 2 is false
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Solution

The correct option is B

Statements 1 and 2 are true but statement 2 is not the right explanation of statement 1


Both the statements are true.
Except for hydrogen which has no neutron has 1 proton. All other atoms have neutrons protons.
In any neutral atom, the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons. That is the reason that a neutral atom atom has no charge on it.


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