Given below are two statements Statement I : The boiling points of the following hydrides of group 16 elements increases in the order - H2O < H2S < H2Se < H2Te Statement II : The boiling points of these hydrides increase with increase in molar mass. 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 boiling points of the following hydrides of group 16 elements increases in the order -

H₂O < H₂S < H₂Se < H₂Te

Statement II : The boiling points of these hydrides increase with increase in molar mass.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

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