NEETChemistryp Block Elements (Group 13 & 14)
Statement I: Boron does not exhibit allotropy Statement II: Boron is extremely hard and black coloured solid
Options
- ABoth I & II are correct
- BBoth I & II are not correct
- CI is correct but II is not correct
- DI is not correct but II is correct
Correct answer
D. I is not correct but II is correct
Step-by-step solution
Boron exists in crystalline and amorphous allotropes like - and -rhombohedral and -tetragonal allotrope. Thus, I is not correct. Boron is extremely hard and black-coloured solid and high-melting due to high crystal lattice enthalpy. Thus, II is correct.