Given below are two statements : Statement (I) : The gas liberated on warming a salt with dil $\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{SO}_4$, turns a piece of paper dipped in lead acetate into black, it is a confirmatory test for sulphide ion. Statement (II) : In statement-I the colour of paper turns black because of formation of lead sulphite. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Question

Given below are two statements :

Statement (I) : The gas liberated on warming a salt with dil $\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{SO}_4$, turns a piece of paper dipped in lead acetate into black, it is a confirmatory test for sulphide ion.

Statement (II) : In statement-I the colour of paper turns black because of formation of lead sulphite. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Both Statement I and Statement II are false

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Statement I is false but Statement II is true

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