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Published on: August 14, 2026
Given below are two statements
Statement I 
is less stable than 
as effective nuclear charge on 
-orbital electrons is lower due to poor shielding of 
-orbitals.
Statement II 
is a good fluorinating agent as Pb is a heavy metal and F is a smaller size atom.
choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
Statement I is false but Statement II is true. The correct form of Statement I is :
is more stable than 
as effective nuclear charge on 
-orbital electrons is higher due to poor shielding of 
-orbital.
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