JEE Main 202329 JanuaryEvening Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2023
- Date
- 29 January
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- p Block Elements (Group 13 & 14)
JEE Main 2023 · 29 January · Evening Shift · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 13 & 14)
Given below are two statements: Statement I : Nickel is being used...
Given below are two statements:
Statement I : Nickel is being used as the catalyst for producing syn gas and edible fats.
Statement II : Silicon forms both electron rich and electron deficient hydrides.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Statement I : Nickel is being used as the catalyst for producing syn gas and edible fats.
Statement II : Silicon forms both electron rich and electron deficient hydrides.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Options
- ABoth the statements I and II are correct
- BStatement I is incorrect but statement II is correct
- CBoth the statements I and II are incorrect
- DStatement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
Correct answer
D. Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
Step-by-step solution
Statement-I is correct.
(Nickel) is used in Hydrogenation of unsaturated fat to make edible fats to convert unsaturated compounds to saturated compounds.
Statements-II is false as hydride of Silicon is electron precise & neither electron deficient nor electron rich.