Given below are two statement.. |JEE Main 2026 22 Jan Shift 2

JEE MAIN 2026

22-01-2026 S2

Question

Given below are two statements :
Statement I: Elements ' $X$ ' and ' $Y$ ' are the most and least electronegative elements, respectively among $\mathrm{N}, \mathrm{As}, \mathrm{Sb}$ and $\mathrm{P}_{\text {in }}$. The nature of the oxides $\mathrm{X}_2 \mathrm{O}_3$ and $\mathrm{Y}_2 \mathrm{O}_3$ is acidic and amphoteric, respectively.
Statement II: $\mathrm{BCl}_3$ is covalent in nature and gets hydrolysed in water. It produces $\left[\mathrm{B}(\mathrm{OH})_4\right]$ and $\left[\mathrm{B}\left(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}\right)_6\right]^{3+}$ in aqueous medium.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Select the correct option:

Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Both Statement I and Statement II are false

Both Statement I and Statement II are true

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