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Assertion- reason:

STATEMENT-1

N2 is a gas while P4 is a solid.

Because

STATEMENT -2:

Nitrogen can form multiple bonds with itself while phosphorus cannot.

a) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; statement -2 is correct explanation for statement-1.

b) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; statement -2 is not correct explanation for statement-1.

c) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is false.

d) Statement-1 is False , Statement-2 is True

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Ankit

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nitrogen due to its small size and electronegativity forms ppi-ppi multiple bonds while phoshporous due to its large size and low electronegativity is unable to form ppi-ppi bonds and prefers to form s-s single bond.

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ya, d ans is (a)....

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