Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The halogen that makes longest bond with hydrogen in , has the smallest covalent radius in its group.
Statement II: A group element's hydride has the lowest boiling point among corresponding hydrides of other group elements. The maximum covalency of that element is .
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- A
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- B
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
- C
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- D
Statement I is true but Statement II is false