Given below are two statement | JEE Main 2026 22 Jan Shift 1

JEE MAIN 2026

22-01-26 S1

Question

Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The halogen that makes longest bond with hydrogen in HX, has the smallest covalent radius in its group.
Statement II: A group 15 element's hydride $\mathrm{EH}_3$ has the lowest boiling point among corresponding hydrides of other group 15 elements. The maximum covalency of that element E is 4 .
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Select the correct option:

Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Both Statement I and Statement II are false

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

✓ Correct! Well done.

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