Question

Statement I- Atomicity of oxygen molecule is 1.
Statement II- Atomicity is the total number of atoms present in a molecule.

• A. Statement I is correct.
• B. Statement II is correct.
• C. Both the statements are correct.
• D. Both the statements are incorrect.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Statement II is correct.

Atomicity means the number of atoms present in one molecule. Oxygen exists as $O_2$. The atoms in one molecule of oxygen is 2. Hence, it is diatomic and the given statement is false.