Statement I: Chemical formula represents the elements present in a compound.
Statement II: The chemical symbol CO and Co represent the same substance.
A
Statement I is true but II is false
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B
Statement I is false but II is true
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C
Both statements are true
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D
Both statements are false
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Solution
The correct option is A Statement I is true but II is false Chemical formula represents the elements present in a compound. In the above statement CO represents the chemical formula of carbon monoxide.
However, Co is the symbol for the element cobalt. Hence, statement II is false while statement I is true.