Given below are two statements: Statement I: Upon heating a borax bead dipped in cupric sulphate in a luminous flame, the colour of the bead becomes green. Statement II: The green colour observed is due to the formation of copper(I) metaborate.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- A
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- B
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- C
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- D
Statement I is false but Statement II is true