Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): 
and 
are acidic while 
and 
are amphoteric in nature.
Statement (II): Allotropic forms of carbon are due to property of catenation and 
bond formation.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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and 
are acidic and 
are amphoteric.
Carbon does not have d-orbitals so can not form 
Bond with itself. Due to properties of catenation and 
bond formation. carbon is able to show allotropic forms.
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