Statement II: The central atom can accommodate additional electron pairs by using outer vacant d orbitals.
A. Statements I and II are correct and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I.
B. Statements I and II are correct but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I.
C. Statement I is correct but statement II is wrong.
D. Statement I is wrong but statement II is correct.
Answer:A
Statement II: The central atom can accommodate additional electron pairs by using outer vacant d orbitals.
A. Statements I and II are correct and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I. B. Statements I and II are correct but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I. C. Statement I is correct but statement II is wrong. D. Statement I is wrong but statement II is correct.