Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Nitrogen forms oxides with +1 to +5 oxidation states due to the formation of bond with oxygen.
Statement II: Nitrogen does not form halides with +5 oxidation state due to the absence of d-orbital in it.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- A
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- B
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- C
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
- D
Both Statement I and Statement II are true